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The Calm Before the Storme

2017 Blue Ridge Cycling Camp Day Two – Mt Mitchell

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Only Time My Bike Was Pointed Downhill in the Last Two Hours! AKA the “Down with Mount Mitchell Edition” The second day of our annual camp is always dedicated to this epic quest: the full ride to and from Mount Mitchell. For those of you who don’t know, Mount Mitchell is the highest point on…

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2016 Kona Experience Recap (and 2017 launch)

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Sitting on the plane back to the mainland next to my teammates and surrounded by triathletes, it’s hard not to feel pretty darn good about this triathlon lifestyle. If you haven’t already read our Intro Weekend and Race Week Recap posts, click to check them out. This is the official end-of-camp and race over post.…

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Ironman Hawaii 2016: Race Week Recap

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Today’s Friday, and that means the 2016 Ironman® World Championships is tomorrow!  It has been a super busy week, navigating final race prep and exploring all parts of the course. It’s been a blast…every trip to Hawaii is special with the Team, and 2016 was no exception. Many laughs, lots of good training and even…

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Coaching in Kona

2016 Kona Race Week Camp: Welcome Weekend Recap

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                                     We Survived the Trip to Hawi! Once you land on the Big Island have many different things to accomplish. Your first order of business is getting settled. When you leave the airport you will see many cyclists…

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The Rock in Lake Placid

2016 Placid Camp Day Two Recap

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Placid Camp 9am Riders Day Two of the Lake Placid training camp brought with it more unpredictable weather. After the first day of riding and running, and the evening lecture, many of the campers were anxious to put their newfound skills to practice. Unfortunately the weather was doing its best to make things as difficult…

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2016 Tour of California Camp Stages Four – Eight

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Stage Four – Morro Bay to Monterey County  The Pacific Coast Highway from Morro Bay is nothing short of picture perfect. We headed north along California’s most famous coastline, passing windswept beaches and a dynamic estuary. For this entire stretch there were no turns as we headed over Big Sur’s famous Bixby Bridge and through Carmel-By-The-Sea en route to…

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2016 Tour of California Camp Days One – Three

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Words can not describe the atmosphere that surrounds the Tour of California Camp, but imagine this: Riding 4-5 hours a day 3 hours ahead of the Pro Peloton of the famous Amgen Tour of California Watching the crowds gather and cheering you on Seeing behind the scenes of the crews getting ready for the Pros…

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Pre Ride Coach Talk

Blue Ridge Camp 2016 – Day One Recap

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Pre Ride Coach Talk The 2016 Blue Ridge Camp is on! Our fifth year in the Blue Ridge mountains promises to be epic — from custom jerseys to Snake Mountain and more than 15 returning campers…this was the real deal! We set off with one of our better first rides — 81 miles for the…

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2016 Texas Race Camp Day Three Recap

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Our third and final day of camp is all about the run…and an early one at that. I find that the later you start run day, the more likely you are to eat or do something else that’s going to muck up your day — plus some folks have to hit the road. So early…

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2016 Texas Camp Day Two Recap

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The second day of training camp is always interesting. At camp dinner the night before there is much hemming and hawing as to which way people will go: ride the full 112 or shorten it? There is a mixture of curiosity, bravado, and a little bit of fear that makes most people push the decision…

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