Cycling

Indoors Outdoors

I did a half hour on the rollers so I could get some intensity before heading out with Heather, Dan, and Kurt for a nice

4×4 VO2s

After hardly riding the last couple of days I ended up doing a nice set of VO2s today. I only did four 4-minute intervals as

St. George Training Camp

Heather and I went down to Saint George, Utah for a mini-training camp of long rides in hot weather. After the spell of warm weather

May Day VO2s

Did a nice set of 4×5-minute VO2 intervals today. I think the wattage numbers are slightly low, probably because my PowerTap wasn’t properly zeroed. The

First Half-Bogus

Today I rode Bogus Basin for the first time this year. I rode out with Kevin and we were greeted with windy conditions. I didn’t

To the Finish

Emmett–Roubaix was today and I wasn’t very excited about racing. After riding in a sleeveless jersey on Tuesday, today’s weather was more like early March

Added Tempo

Even though I felt fatigued all day from Sunday’s and Tuesday’s rides, I still went out to rack up another hour and a half of

Tuesday EHB

After a tiring Chicken Dinner road race, I decided to rest a day before riding long again. Even though it was hard due to the

Chicken Dinner

Whew! That was a tough one. After getting dropped on the hill and chasing back on a couple times, then cramping hard during the third

Two in a Row

I did another long ride today; I wanted this weekend to be all about endurance. I rode the Fruitland loop. I felt fine the first

Longish Ride

Rode with Kurt again today and this time he brought Nick, a friend of his from Portland. We rode west out to Emmett Rd, then

Short VO2s

I kept it indoors today and did a set of 4×3-minute VO2s followed by a 30-second L7 push. Legs felt good.

Monday EHB

I wanted back-to-back hard days so this evening I did an Emmett–Horseshoe Bend loop with Kurt. The weather was warm and I was finally able

Birds of Prey

With warmer, dryer weather and more quality training under my belt, the Birds of Prey road race went much better than the Slammer. I actually

Cold and Windy VO2s

Even though it’s now April, the weather still feels like winter. It was sunny most of the day and looked warm outside, but it barely

Long Cold One

Heather and I did the Hamilton Corner–Emmett loop today. Originally we were planning to go all the way to Horseshoe Bend, but as we headed

Springtime EHB

Today is the first day of spring and it sure felt like it. It got up to 67°F in the valley with strong sunshine. I

EHB on the Down Low

With Daylight Saving Time in effect, I was able to do an impromptu Emmett Horseshoe Bend loop after work. This week I’ve been forcing myself

Slammed at the Slammer Road Race

So that didn’t go as I’d hoped! Multiple factors contributed to my downfall today but the biggest one was being in the wrong place at

Two Days to Race, Two LTs

Two days until the first race of the year and I did my standard 2×20 LT workout. It felt good, but I wasn’t pushing it