This event was once again on my radar in early 2020, when we had no idea what was about to hit us, and was one of the first ones to be shut down as it was scheduled for March that year. Fast forward 17 months, it almost didn't make it because of the California fires … Continue reading FishRock 2021 – Hot and smoked
A simple protocol to determine Aerobic Threshold used in Polarized Training, based on HRV.
I had given up on ultra endurance events a while back as I'm intimately convinced they are not the best thing for our health... or so I thought, until I accidentally signed up for this.... I did the 24 HOP in 2013 solo single speed and really enjoyed the venue, so this year I wanted … Continue reading 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo – back for more
Some rides have you coming back for more, usually the hardest ones.I still don't know if it's a sense of revenge, need for punishment or simply redemption.Those are also the rides that have their own character and yet every time provide you with a different experience.Fish Rock is a "Gravelly Road Race in Mendocino County", … Continue reading Bike Monkey Fish Rock 2019
Nice temps, grippy dirt and no rain helped. Classic CCCX fast course, minimal climbing and just a few punchers.
The times when you'd show up to an event, race what you brought, pack and leave seem to be gone forever, as we see more all day or even multi day event that include food, music and socializing around the main event.I had the pleasure to participate to the Mendo Hopper a few weeks prior, … Continue reading 2018 Old Growth Classic report
Our passion for Sports (and I’m not referring to the type consumed from the couch, in our living room) and Competition is exquisitely primal. Direct competition, adrenaline rush, tension and relief before and after a race, all emulate the environment our brains evolved into, over several million years. From a Darwinian perspective, sports may be … Continue reading Evolutionary Racing: beyond the reptilian brain
I’m climbing my local hill during lunch break and the road is blocked, as the work crew is clearing out a slide. I ask the “STOP sign guy” how long is it going to be? Another man next to him is staring at me: he’s the driver of red pickup truck who passed me a … Continue reading Be Kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
It’s the first working Monday of the year (TheMonday™) and we’re all feeling in a funk. Most of us had a good or decent break from work and now is time to get back up to speed. And it’s hard. Is it going to be another year of doing what we have been doing last … Continue reading First Monday of the Year (really second…)
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