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Workout Wednesday – Power Intervals

Bob — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:20:55 +0000

Hey cyclists, I hope you’re doing well and are excited for the spring season.

If you’re looking for a really, really challenging training ride, and one that focuses specifically on power development, look no further. I’ll describe the workout here, then you can click on the link below to see my actual workout.

Here are the specifics:

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Penn Cycle “Ride and UnWINEd” Event Recap 2

Bob — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:26:10 +0000

The indoor training ride at Penn Cycle this past Saturday (called “Ride and UnWINEd”) was a huge success (photos and video coming soon). The rider turnout was great, the energy level was high, the ride was spirited and the post-ride socializing was fantastic.

Due to popular demand, we’re hosting another on Feb 20 at Penn Cycle Woodbury. [...]

The Most Valuable Ride of Your Week Is…..

Bob — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:44:24 +0000

The 3 key rides to get in each and every week include:

Shorter, intense intervals (VO2 Max level or higher) Longer, threshold level intervals. At least ONE long aerobic ride.

We cyclists rarely have trouble putting in the hard intervals. However, the long endurance level ride continues to be the most important ride, week in and week out. Cycling is [...]

Snow Day #1 in Minnesota

Bob — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:53:34 +0000

The Upper Midwest received its first real prelude to winter over the past few days. Here in the Twin Cities we’ve gotten about 4 inches of snow so far, and I know that South Dakota and Nebraska have gotten snowed on as well.

While we know that this snow will melt and that we’ll have some [...]

Mt Washington – The World’s Toughest Hill Climb

Bob — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:44:00 +0000

Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hill Climb – “The Toughest Hill Climb in the World.” That’s what it’s called and that’s how they promote it. This was my year to ride it and find out for myself.

The climb is 7.6 [...]