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Posted by
Joe M. Owens
MOvember 2010 -- Final Update
13 years ago
Monday, June 15, 2009
Thoughts as they come to me
I decided last week that I was tired of being pack fodder and hired a cycling coach.
It was paramount that I work with someone who's as nuts about bikes, cycling, training and all that's related so I enlisted the services of a friend, George Vargas, founder of Epic Training Systems.
George's credentials as an ultra distance cyclist certainly precede him, but for anyone too lazy to click the link, here's the lowdown: he's finished the Furnace Creek 508 (as in 508 miles) three times solo, once on a fixed gear; completed the Race Across America in 2007, finished in the top 10 of the Trans Iowa 320 (when only 15 of the 52 starters even finished the grueling event) and done a number of brevets, centuries and double centuries. This guy knows how to pedal a bike and I'm confident he can show me a thing or two.
Next, it looks like my racing calendar is filling up. There are multiple weekends coming up chalk full of criteriums in which I'm considering participating. George and I will likely cherry pick the events that allow me the best opportunity to arrive at the starting line with the freshest possible legs. There's the Omaha Cycling weekend, two weekends of the Tour of Kansas City and the Tour of Lawrence. Sounds like a blast!
This past week was a good week on the bike for me. I set two personal bests which I haven't touched in 2 years. First, I spent 11.5 hrs. on the bike and that includes 2 days off out of 7. Second, I eclipsed the 200 mile mark in a single week for the first time in my life. Huzzah!!
It was paramount that I work with someone who's as nuts about bikes, cycling, training and all that's related so I enlisted the services of a friend, George Vargas, founder of Epic Training Systems.
George's credentials as an ultra distance cyclist certainly precede him, but for anyone too lazy to click the link, here's the lowdown: he's finished the Furnace Creek 508 (as in 508 miles) three times solo, once on a fixed gear; completed the Race Across America in 2007, finished in the top 10 of the Trans Iowa 320 (when only 15 of the 52 starters even finished the grueling event) and done a number of brevets, centuries and double centuries. This guy knows how to pedal a bike and I'm confident he can show me a thing or two.
Next, it looks like my racing calendar is filling up. There are multiple weekends coming up chalk full of criteriums in which I'm considering participating. George and I will likely cherry pick the events that allow me the best opportunity to arrive at the starting line with the freshest possible legs. There's the Omaha Cycling weekend, two weekends of the Tour of Kansas City and the Tour of Lawrence. Sounds like a blast!
This past week was a good week on the bike for me. I set two personal bests which I haven't touched in 2 years. First, I spent 11.5 hrs. on the bike and that includes 2 days off out of 7. Second, I eclipsed the 200 mile mark in a single week for the first time in my life. Huzzah!!
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