Training

Basic Questions About Power Meters

DNF'd on the 600K AZ Brevet over the weekend. 22.5 hours in the saddle brought another CA2 rider and I into Bisbee (230 miles and 12,0...

Yesterday I had planned to ride 55 miles with 5,200 feet of climbing.  That's a lot of climbing.  I didn't do it.  About 10 mi...

Despite numerous incidents of RAAM cyclists getting hit by cars and trucks on AZ 160 near Tuba City (RAAM Time Station # 10) the RAAM Race o...

Yesterday I was scheduled to ride for 3 + hours.  Up here in the Bradshaw Mountains my training courses are limited to lots of climbing, des...

DF (diamond frame) / upright / standard bikes are faster than recumbent bikes when climbing.  (Sellers of recumbent bikes will differ in t...

This was my first formal `double century’ and I was curious how this might be different from brevets and other ultra events. So far as I ...

POST EXERCISE HYPOTENSION: "It is likely that a complex matrix of blood pressure regulating factors including both central and periph...

A stunningly beautiful day for a ride in the Prescott National Forest.  Cool but not cold.  Calm shadows of the pines.  Brilliant sun on the...

Most of my riding is in very remote locations, often 40+ miles from the nearest store, gas station, or even cell phone range.  Though the ro...

Another few examples of simple courtesy while on that Vulture Mine route a few weeks ago. Both are notable and one was a little odd. I was ...

Last time I did this route Vulture Mine Road , I was driving back to home.  On the way back a school bus is stopped in the middle of the ro...

Back in April of this year I read that a very talented ultra racer had delayed some dental work until he had completed the Race Across Ameri...

I've only considered myself involved with `ultra cycling' since 2008, when I first bought the Bacchetta Ti Aero recumbent bike.  Th...

I have slips of paper with my scribblings on them on every surface and in every corner of the house. "What did the dentist mean when...

The active cycling season closed out for me on November 3rd with a 52 mile race.  Literally, the next day I began what will be a 6 week dent...

THIS is the Skull Valley Loop.  Ridewithgps overestimates the climbing by about 1,000 feet.  Every year the Prescott Alternative Transpor...

http://blog.ridewithgps.com/blog/2013/10/06/Indoor-Bike-Trainer/ Posted on 06 October 2013. There is a strong opinion that is shared by...

Mt. Lemmon: This was a solo and unsupported ride.  Ridiculous wind. Both going up and descending. ... (Ascent) http://ridewithgps.co...

Wow.  I just found what a local bike shop did with my vid.  Great music.  "Not gonna let 'em catch me"

I used to report my philosophy about cycling as: "I'm a fanatic about living a balanced life."   I hope the irony is taken. ...

Joe Friel's Blog Posted: 09 Oct 2013 10:42 PM PDT   Can the loss of performance with aging be overcome by training? Can you mainta...

I've done better (2:49:00) and I've done worse (3:21:00) on the annual September Skull Valley Loop Challenge.  But I've never hu...

A link Trans America Bike Race  (TABR) sent to me by a friend the other day triggered this post.  The first thing I did when I went to the...

But we all do it.  `Judge,' that is.  We decide (explicitly or implicitly) what is `worthy.'  Joe Friel's latest (9/27/13) blo...