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Bogus to Pioneer

After a somewhat restless night’s sleep I wasn’t sure I’d be up for today’s ride. We waited until 1PM to go out so we’d have

Longest Ride…Yet

With Heather’s revelation that she can actually race without training and the fact that my form is coming around, we’ve been toying with the idea

Criterium Weekend

This weekend was not only the Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium but also the Idaho State Championship Criterium. This was the first year that we had

Getting Ready

I’m tapering for the upcoming criteriums this weekend and today was my longest workout of the week…a whopping hour and a half! I did a set

Long One

Did a long Emmett Rd to Horseshoe Bend loop and it was tough. Yesterday’s workout really took it’s toll but today I just wanted a

Tabata’s Are Hard

After a week of recovery then a couple aborted workouts I was finally able to get a couple good sets of Level 6 intervals in.

Bogus

After yesterday’s tough ride I decided to pile on the climbing and do Bogus today. The weather was perfect for it but my legs were

Good Climb

I did a great Emmett Horseshoe Bend Loop today with Ted and Mark. We started out just chatting and getting warmed up. When we hit

Gate City Grind Stage Race

Finished my first stage race this weekend and ended up doing okay. The road race was hard at first and I managed to get 17th.

Flat VO2’s

Tried some VO2’s on the flats today and was surprised at my power. Wattage wasn’t as high as when I did VO2’s on Bogus, but

Long Emmett Horseshoe Bend Loop

To add a few more miles to my favorite loop, I went west to Emmett Rd then dropped down Little Freezeout and then continued through

VO2’s on Bogus

Did an awesome set of VO2 intervals on Bogus today. Doing them on a hill helps and I was happy to see averages in the

Sub-3-Hour Emmett Horseshoe Bend

Did a fast EHB Loop today with a couple LT intervals one on Hwy 16 then the second on Old Horseshoe Bend Hill. Was able

Idaho State Road Race

It was going to be a long hot race today and with Heather out of town and no guarantee of a neutral feed, I had

Tour of Eagle

Tonight was the Tour of Eagle (aka, Eagle Criterium). Even though it’s no longer a stage race, the old “Tour” name has stuck from the

Indoor LT’s

Did a quick indoor workout today. Weather was looking to iffy outside so I played it safe. Decent power, but I wasn’t really trying too

VO2 on Emmett–Horseshoe Bend Loop

Today I did another Emmett–Horseshoe Bend loop and this time I did a bunch of VO2 intervals up Hwy 16 and through Emmett. They ended

Booth-Duty at TechEd Developer

I just got back from a week in Orlando, Florida for the Microsoft TechEd Developer conference. It was a somewhat of a short notice trip.

Finished a VO2 Workout

I completed my first VO2 workout in a while and it didn’t feel too bad. I did 5×4-minute intervals with 3 minutes of rest. I