The dream doesn’t chase you back Shalane Flanagan Last weekend’s stormy weather and very rare snow made for canceled racing ,and what road racing happened was often flat-plagued and […]
Coach’s Corner
Just Start
“Just start. Start slow if you have to. Start small if you have to. Start privately if you have to. Just start.” James Clear The racing season is beginning in CA in the next couple […]
Its Time To Get Rolling!
“A year from now, you will wish you had started today.” — Karen Lamb The last couple of weeks have been super busy with preparing people for the 2023 season and doing a lot of […]
“The ultimate form of preparation is not planning for a specific scenario, but a mindset that can handle uncertainty.” It’s a good feeling to be doing 2023 season planning for athletes right now, checking bike fits, […]
Wow, what a great quote from Rafal Nadal!
Rafal Nadal on why hard is good: “One lesson I’ve learned is that if the job I do were easy, I wouldn’t derive so much satisfaction from it. The thrill of winning is in direct proportion to the effort […]
Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, on preparation and worry: “The time to worry is three months before a flight. Decide then whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If […]
Happy Pumpkin Spice Season!
Happy Pumpkin Spice season! Fall is always a busy time for coaches as we are discussing and reviewing seasons with existing athletes, building programs and starting up with new folks, and somehow a bunch of training conferences tend to be […]
Decision making isnt easy but I can help
“One of the difficult things about making decisions is it reduces opportunity in the short-term, but that’s the only thing that really creates great opportunity in the long-term.” First of all, if you have GCN, definitely watch both […]
The Weather Just Went From 90 To 55 Like It Saw A State Trooper
“The first step—perhaps the most enormous step—is to find what you are genuinely interested in. If you are genuinely interested, you will discover endless opportunities for improvement. But if you are disinterested, even obvious improvements will feel like a […]
Riding The Trulassen
Hi all, I just wanted to share my experience on the Trulassen route last week. I had hoped to be in better shape after a few weeks in Colorado riding passes and doing overnighters, but I got COVID a week […]