On a recent trip to Texas we found ourselves in San Antonio, hungry for some BBQ. Having not been to San Antonio since I was 10 years old I had no idea where to find it. Luckily, before we left home I did a little research and came up with a few candidates. When we [...] Read more »
My New Used PowerTap From Ebay
Back in May of 2007 I took the leap into the world of power based training when I purchased a new PowerTap SL. It was a lot of money but I have more than got my money’s worth over the 18 months I’ve had it. But, once I discovered the “power” of the PowerTap I’ve [...] Read more »
Indoor Training Season Has Begun
Well, it’s official, indoor training season has begun. Last night I did my first “official” indoor session of the Fall/Winter training season. Daylight savings will be gone in a few days meaning my weekday workouts will need to take place indoors. I am not crazy enough to ride in the dark like a few of [...] Read more »
Weekly Update For October 26th, 2008
Week In Review Here is my activity review for the week ended Oct 26th, 2008. Time Spent Training-5:51 Miles Ridden-101.5 TSS (training stress score)-361 Weight-164 TSS YTD-17550 Total Miles YTD-4210 Total Hours YTD-244 This week was all about the Livestrong ride on Sunday, the 26th. I rode the 90 mile option in a little over 5 [...] Read more »
How Often Do You Use Your BBQ
Hope all of you had a good weekend and got a chance to do some BBQ. You didn’t? Well, just how often do you use that grill or smoker? To some of us, our BBQ grill or smoker is like family, we interact with it on a daily basis. To others, the grill is like [...] Read more »
Heart Rate Based Training Part Three
I hope everyone had a great weekend. Here is part three of my series discussing heart rate based training: Using heart rate to monitor the intensity of your exercise can help you reach your fitness goals faster and with less chance of injury or burnout. In part one of this series I discussed what maximum [...] Read more »
