Standing on the podium at gravel nationals a year ago as of yesterday, I could have never imagined how much my relationship with biking and racing would change. After the disappointment of moving from first place to fourth place after a big crash at mile 90 of 140 at nationals, […]
I wanted to start taking cycling seriously, so I decided I needed carbon soled cycling shoes. I had read that the stiff soles increase your power transfer by 30%. Since I was riding a lot slower on the old Salvation Army Schwinn bike than I wanted to, I figured that […]
Long-time runner, first-time triathlete, Kalen, joins the SLO Cyclist team as one of our newest contributing writers. In her first article, she shares what she learned competing in her first sprint distance triathlon. Catching the Bug I’ve been running for years, and I had finally put a few half-marathons into […]
In his first article, our contributing writer, Curt, shows us exactly what it looks like to balance work and a serious training regimen. Riding at 5 a.m. shows guts, Curt. We like guts. Especially since we don’t have any ourselves . . . “cue complaints about brisk, early 10 a.m. mornings.” Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep, […]
Power Meters – Are They Worth It? This is Shane. Shane likes bikes and wants to race. Shane hasn’t been working out lately. Shane’s going to compare a Heart Rate Monitor and a Power Meter in the name of science. Don’t be like Shane–just read his results. OK, enough silliness. […]
Here at SLO Cyclist, we’ve been out-wheeled by hamsters. We’ve been warned to throw in the chamois. We’ve been heckled by non-Sufferlandrians. But here at SLO Cyclist, we’ve achieved something: We are true Sufferlandrians. It’s totes true. We’ve got the training diaries to prove it. The Sufferfest is for real, and what better way […]
Faster Than Ever With The Sufferfest – Training Diary I was using Google Earth the other day when I spotted the pool where I do most of my lap swimming. The width of the pool was a mere centimeter on the face of the city and an indistinguishable speck on […]
My Own Personal Triathlon Sufferfest Week 3 Have you ever been at the gym and seen someone scurrying back and forth between the spin bikes and the treadmills, only staying on one machine long enough to sweat prolifically and then bail for the other? Were they staring at a tablet […]
The Sufferfest Triathlon Training Diary: Week One Complete I’m embarking on the second week of The Sufferfest Intermediate Triathlon Training Plan, and I’m still standing—literally, at my standing desk. We at SLO Cyclist have a profound fear of the sedentary office lifestyle. I’m standing proud today because I’ve just won […]
I’m shaking. Maybe it’s not visible. Maybe it is. My arms and hands draped on the handlebars. Shoes still clipped into my Speedplays, and I’m not sure I can gather enough control of my feet to unclip. But I beat him. That stupid Sufferfest video hamster with his smug, elastic, […]
A hamster is out-wheeling me. I’m an hour into another Sufferfest and leaning, heavy, forward into the bars. The soreness in my legs brings memories bubbling up of last Saturday’s ride. I’ll stay in that power zone, no problem. No extra effort here. But out on the road, I felt […]
The name is accurate. Turn any of the videos on and The Sufferfest starts telling you how you should soon be feeling pain. Celebrating pain. Embracing pain and kissing it passionately. Voluntarily. A few months out from a small ordeal called having a baby, I sit on my bike spinning […]
This year, we’ve got plenty of great women’s bike races to watch–with a few new ones added to the calendar to get stoked about. Watch and learn which races we’re excited to watch in 2015, and be sure to let us know what you’ll be tuning in for . . […]
I was on the run leg. Slowing to a walk and then pushing myself to pick up each foot a little faster, repeating the number of steps to one-hundred and starting again at one. The waves had packed the sand down hard along the foam-line, and the crystal-green ocean views […]
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