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Archive for March, 2009

Indoor Cycling – How Much Would You Pay to Play?

Finally! Boulder Indoor Cycling, Colorado’s first indoor velodrome, opened in January. It’s only the second indoor facility in the USA and a huge win for fans of track cycling. Especially us East Coasters… we’ve been riding down the boulevard of broken dreams for years. From Pennsylvania to Massachusetts, plans for an indoor [...]

29 March 2009 at 16:10 - Comments
Anonymous
A typical gym membership is $40.00 a month. If the v-dome offered some amenities such as lockers, showers, bike ...
22 October 09 at 18:47
Anonymous
$200 a year would be a fair price, but some people may have trouble justifying the time focused on Track ...
24 December 09 at 00:07

142 Miles – By The Numbers

Until today, the longest training ride I’d ever done was 112 miles. That was one month ago, my third day here in Tucson. That was a small group ride out to the top of Kitt Peak w/ Rebecca M., Adam M., Shawn M. and Dan V. Well, I’ve now got a new record, one which [...]

22 March 2009 at 03:40 - Comments

Five Weeks Left… But Who’s Counting?

That’s right folks, 5 weeks from right now, many of us will be reveling in the glory of having run the Boston Marathon. How excited are you? (twitter users, use tweet tag #boston2009) I’m very excited going into this year’s race… and think I may finally eek out a sub 3:00 finish. (if [...]

16 March 2009 at 18:21 - Comments

Yes, I Can Breathe Again! – AZ Winter, part 3

Even though the Tucson Bicycle Classic went all wrong, I am happy today. Friday’s 3 mile TT was supposed to be my chance to finally do good in the “race against the clock.” “I’m a sprinter and a decent 5K runner so this is my race.” Yeah, fuggedaboutit. Low power + too much coughing = [...]

11 March 2009 at 23:19 - Comments

Gettin’ Down (Up) to Business. – AZ Winter part 2

After a few days in the Grand Canyon (incl. an amazing helicopter tour!) and a great dinner in Sedona with my fabulous co-pilot, it was time to get down to Tucson for some hardcore training. Many of the country’s top cyclists make Tucson their home during the winter months, so it’s easy to find [...]

6 March 2009 at 01:10 - Comments