Category: training

The downs of being up.

*I wrote this post about a month ago when I was in a low point.  cycling, family, work.  it was a perfect storm of me sitting on my couch stressing about life.  I’m normally a fairly chilled person, so this level of stress really threw me.  I’m still working through stuff, but life is back… Continue reading The downs of being up.

Garmin Fail- Training with cadence and without a local coach.

I’ve fallen through a few cracks when it comes to training.  First of all I’m a sprinter, a female sprinter;  we’re a rare breed.  Training wise, I’m too old for the local institute program’s, to Canadian (and not quite fast enough) for the state program’s, and a little too young for the masters and too far… Continue reading Garmin Fail- Training with cadence and without a local coach.

Ode to the big dog!

Spinning is winning– I donno.  Been there done that, it sucks. pain face while doing 10sec no resistance sprints Earlier, I mentioned Sprinting is a cult.  Within this cult there is a small group of extremists.  When other’s join us, people refer to it is sipping the kool aid.  It’s a small group, a few voices,… Continue reading Ode to the big dog!

Sprinting is a cult

We are a mis-understood bunch. We have a reputation for eating and being lazy. If you blink, the effort is over and we are back, half cooked, changing gears for the third time, when the enduros have hardly warmed up. Sprinters, especially track sprinters are seen as the boofheads of the sport. Fast on the… Continue reading Sprinting is a cult