When the snow melts, so does the yucky rock salt (and sand) that is used to clear the roads. Long Island uses some sort of sand mixture in their snow clearing efforts. Thus, our Mineola Bicycle Club ride this past Saturday was an epic, non drafting, sandfest! Frank and I rode 75 miles, mostly on…
New York City is getting hit with snow again, and this time it’s a forecasted 3 to 6 inches! Although I won’t be going out on the road or TT bike, this gives me an opportunity to spice up my base training with mountain biking. This is all made possible through my friend Ken, who…
I will be doing a handful of cycling races in 2014. One reason is to upgrade my status from a Category 5 to a Category 4. And another reason is to have fun while racing with my teammates from Mineola Bicycle Club. Our next big race is the Tour of Battenkill on April 4&5. That’ll…
Doing a VO2 Max cycling workout while watching Red 2. The snowy background was a pleasant addition to the training. I can get used to this view! Hopefully it’ll snow more. My replacement mountain bike wheels are in transit. Can’t wait to get on the trails.
There are so many things that I am thankful for. The ones that are on top of my list goes to the unending support of my family & friends throughout my journey into triathlon. thank you for listening to my unending talk about training thank you for not judging me when I ate double meals…
Swim – the swim will be a wetsuit legal swim in the cove. I am in the third swim wave, starting about 10 minutes after the elite group at 6:55am. The plan is the get in a 5 minute warmup swim on race morning. I did the swim in 30 minutes last year, which I…
As Ironman Florida steadily approaches, investing in an aero wheel would only benefit my aerodynamics on race day. The quickest fix, and the one product that I have been told again and again to buy was the WheelBuilder Aero Jacket. The idea is simple – put a plastic cover on either side of your rear…
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…