*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…
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…
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,…
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…
Base training that is. It’s that time of year. Racing is over for a few months, a new calendar is made and goals are assessed. Right now I’m in a base period. But it’s not the same base I’m used to. Instead of hours on the bike doing countless k’s, I’m sweating it out in…
Lizanne Wilmot 