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Question of the Week: Which Cadence Should I Ride?

By bethany What cadence should I ride? This is a common question from new cyclists faced with a host of new data, when before they may have just been focused on mph and cadence as their only two metrics for measuring their cycling performance. Cadence alone won’t get you anywhere. If you’ve been to a gym spin class lately, you’ve seen what focusing on cadence alone looks like, folks bouncing all over the saddle at extremely high rpms with little to no resistance. They may be burning calories but they’re not improving their real ride performance. Power you produce and …

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Question of the week: Should I use a fan indoors?

By bethany If your goal is to improve your cycling performance through indoor cycling then cooler is better. Simply put, dissipating heat through the use of fans and a cool room will allow a higher output during tough sessions, which then with consistency and recovery will then allow you to improve your output over time. However, if your goal is to shed water weight and sweat so much that the mop comes out post-class, then you should forego the fans and cooling and come outfitted in sweats and an impermeable plastic suit. We think most of our regulars have the …

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Ironman Texas Race Report- 2013

First of all, I want to say that I So enjoyed training and racing with the IM TX group. We didn’t all always train together but it was really fun the times we did. There were plenty of long epic indoor rides over the winter, pouring rain outdoor rides, and other fun stuff. Excited that pretty much the whole crew is signed up for Roth! Pre-race banquet of TX crew. I was sleeping already when this pic was taken. Sara, Rick, Tim,  Ted, and Klo. Missing from this pic were Paul and Jim Linck Also, want to thank the amazing …

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Dog Jog and Mountain Madness Relay Weekend!

The Dog Jog Saturday, May 4th was the Dog Jog. Sadie was going for first female again. She has won in the past three times maybe? I can’t quite remember but she was very concerned about defending her title.  J The weather was super cold and rainy and we were driving down with my parents from a cabin in Blue Ridge in the morning.  In the past we had successfully convinced lots of folks to join us but this year was a tough sell with the timing and weather. We did know some folks though, Sheryl and her dog, Tim …

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Race Report Rundown – Spring 2013I

Last blog was fall 2012, so yes I see that I’m a little behind. Lots of stuff happening in triathlon world though. Here’s a rundown of training and races as of late. Here’s where I spend a good portion of my time lately, at the Energy Lab! Here’s a great group of cyclists and triathletes getting ready to avoid the rainy weather with an indoor ride.  One of my goals for 2013 was to race a lot more. During IM Texas training this cycle, I have had lots of fun hitting all kinds of local races, using them as speedwork, …

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