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First MAP Test of the Season

Since the colder weather looks like it’s here to stay, I’ve slowly been getting used to riding indoors. I’ve got a pretty good setup where

Two Tabatas

Tried to do Tabatas today with renewed focus on achieving 210% of my VO2Max power, currently estimated at 375 watts. So that’s 788 watts for

Another Gorgeous Day

I rode up Bogus Basin Road today and did a couple wimpy 2×20 LT intervals. Power wasn’t that great but it was the perfect day

Beautiful Ride

Heather, Mark and I rode the Emmett–Horseshoe Bend Loop. It was a beautiful day with very little wind. We did have a slight tailwind through

Post-Season Tabatas?

Even though I originally thought Bogus would be my last race of the year, Heather and I are considering going down to Ogden, Utah for the

Bogus…Season Finale?

I finally did the Bogus Basin Hill Climb after skipping the past two years due to bad air quality (and lack of fitness, but let’s

Fire on Highway 16

Today I did 4×4-minute VO2Max intervals with four minute rest in between. I did them northbound on Highway 16. With a stiff headwind there was

Windy Ride

With a three-day weekend, Heather and I opted to make Sunday a recovery day and then do a longer ride today. We rode with Brent,

Another Tough One

Heather and I rode did another mini-group ride with some of the same folks as last week. Today we headed out at 7:30 AM with

Super-Hard Ride

Heather and I headed out with a small group of neighbors and friends today for a long ride. We rode with Dan, Brent, Don, Kurt

Playing Hooky

With family in town, Heather and I decided to play hooky today. We’re planning to go to the Western Idaho Fair with my sister and

Hot Bogus

I rode Bogus after work today and it was a hot one. Thermometers in Boise were reading in the triple digits but that didn’t bother

Early Ride

Heather and I went for an early Emmett Horseshoe Bend Loop and it was great. We left at 7:00 AM so there was little traffic

Norm Buster

I did a quick workout today with 30-second sprints every 5 minutes. Power was much better than when I did them back in July, but

Another Half-Bogus

I did another half-Bogus Tuesday Nighter tonight and it went fairly well. I was really dragging yesterday, tired from my weekend workouts, but today I

88-Mile Century

For some reason I thought I’d have no problem doing the Blues Cruise Wheels for Wellness century the day after a little hill climb. Was

2 x Forest Service Signs

Even though I’m not fully recovered from the Tour de Park City, I wanted to do some LT work today. The Mount Harrison Hill Climb

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

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