Category: Cycling

  • Race Series: New England Gravel Triple Crown

    Race Series: New England Gravel Triple Crown

    For the past two years, I have faced injury or illness before my singular “A” race. This year, I was not going to allow that to happen. The result? I made a family race calendar very early, and each of us threw our names on a variety of events. I’m not done yet, but my […]

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  • Race: Circus Ride

    Race: Circus Ride

    Against my better judgement, after nearly a month off the bike and two weeks of that being spent barely able to walk, I bit off a doozy on my 4th day back riding… And it went surprisingly well despite my weight being up and power being down after that lull combined with some gloriously gluttonous […]

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  • Invalid

    Today was my big race of the year. All the training culminating in one day. You can time it so you can do two such “A” days or maybe even more if you cluster them around one another, but the logistics are tough with kids. This year I’d have one shot. We woke up at […]

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  • Flamme Rouge: World Tour – Fin

    Flamme Rouge: World Tour – Fin

    It has ended. A slight delay in the final report as I catch my breath and we deal with unreliable daycare, but I digress. This thing was hard. I came in wholly undertrained and left putting out my best numbers ever. I am tired. I’m jumping straight into another racing series, but it’s weekly so […]

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  • Flamme Rouge: World Tour – Triquetra E02

    Episode 2 is behind us. Today began Episode 3 and tomorrow is the final rest day of the tour. The body is feeling way better than expected. Am I tired? Sure. Am I able to put up personal best numbers just about every day? Somehow, yes. I do have my on days and off days, […]

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  • Flamme Rouge: World Tour – Triquetra E01

    That’s a mouthful. The short of it is I’m tackling a 21 stage virtual cycling series. It lasts all month with two days off and is killing me, but also making me strong like bull. I’m certain to be burnt out before setting foot outside for the year. We just completed our first nine days, […]

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