A quick tip on building bike-handling skills that road and TT miles don’t develop: hit the technical, rocky single-track at Stillwell Woods and Cunningham Park to sharpen balance, adjustment, and recovery.
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Spending hours and hours on a road or TT bike doesn’t necessarily build bike handling skills. However, if you ever find yourself in the need for some skill building, let me recommend you Cunningham Park and Stillwell Woods. They both feature rocky and rooty terrain, with single one way tracks. These technical trails have tested my ability to adjust and recover.
At a Glance Racing the hilly Coogan’s 5K in Washington Heights in sub-freezing cold, I ran 17:52 — a tough, painful effort that still beat my 2012 and 2011 times on the same course. HIGHLIGHTS Result: finished in 17:52 (Garmin), improving 40 seconds on 2012 and 120 seconds on 2011 Mile splits: 5:37, 5:52, 5:42…
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At a Glance Two weeks after a breakthrough at 70.3 Muncie, I raced IRONMAN 70.3 Steelhead in Benton Harbor. Warm Lake Michigan water forced a non-wetsuit swim, but a smart, drafting swim plus a personal-best bike and even-paced run added up to a 4:23:44 finish — good for 2nd in my age group and 14th…
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At a Glance A quick note after a busy, spectacular summer — race recaps from the Leadville 100, Toughman Half, and more are on the way, with time to write coming en route to the Kona World Championship. Well…it’s been a while since my last update. Sorry about that! Ever since Ironman Lake Placid, my…
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At a Glance At the 20th annual Tri One On sprint in Port Washington, I raced by feel to lead most of the day — but wave starts meant the win came down to the clock, where I was edged into 2nd overall by just 7 seconds. HIGHLIGHTS Result: 2nd overall in 53:28, just 7…
At a Glance With another snowstorm hitting NYC, I swap road and TT riding for mountain biking — getting in a base-training session at Cunningham Park on a borrowed Trek Fuel 100 before the snow rolled in. New York City is getting hit with snow again, and this time it’s a forecasted 3 to 6…