It’s pissing rain in Portland. This shouldn’t really surprise anyone – it IS January after all. But there’s something about riding 3 or 4 hours in a torrential downpour and 39 degree weather that has a distinctly soul-sapping effect. It was particularly hard to motivate this morning as I laid in bed listening to Biblically [...]
Continue ReadingSaving Relationships, One Power Meter at a Time
I’ve been sick for the better part of a week. I slept through the entire three-day weekend in a fever-induced haze (dreams about waking up with Thor Hushovd’s legs again), then spent the week sleeping in the guest room so I wouldn’t keep Sal up with a never-ending chorus of hacking. When I got on [...]
Continue ReadingCyclocross Nationals Versus the Umbrella Drink
I started this debate on Twitter yesterday and I can’t help but open it up here. Cyclocross Nationals is in Wisconsin this year. In January. Yes, you read that right – Wisconsin in January. (Average low temperature in January? 8 degrees. Average snowfall 10.1 inches.) I’m into epic awesome hard shit and everything, but damn [...]
Continue ReadingI Tore Something Important in my Knee
These are my truths as I have to accept them right now: I tore something important in my knee. I won’t be racing Alpenrose. I might not be racing for a while. I’ll definitely be getting surgery either in the next few weeks or at the end of the season. It happened quietly in the [...]
Continue ReadingWho Invited the Clock Cleaner?
I fell off my bike. And not in the normal cyclocross way like what happened last year at Hood River where you pop up right away and everything is cool – closer to the big, mean scary way that happened last year on the road. This shit happens, this is what we do. It’s normal. [...]
Continue ReadingCyclocross Basics: Race Day Nutrition
Here’s another frequently asked cyclocross question: What the heck do I eat on race day and when do I eat it? This is something that you have to play with a little to find out what works for your specific body, but there are a few general guidelines that will help: Your last full meal [...]
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