” The difference between a good athlete and a great athlete is the ability not to be tense”. Shane Benzie I went to the North Coast Sectionals last week at Hayward High to watch Owen Irving run . He […]
The Daylight Savings Edition
“For some elite athletes it’s not even a question of will; they love to get out of their comfort zones and thrive on pressure. That was one of Michael Jordan’s defining characteristics: how much joy he could find in being […]
Preparing For The Inevitable Attack
“The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy’s not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we […]
Updates And Opportunities
“Resting for me is fitness training.” Jenson Button Hello….., After pulling a long day behind the wheel from St George to Marin last week, I took the positive of getting home a few days earlier than planned to rest, catch […]
Take The Trip
“Believe in yourself, and then act like it.” — Alisa Cohn Hello , I attended Moab Rocks last week, a 3 day stage race featuring some of the most iconic routes in this mountain bike mecca. I camped both […]
What’s Your Max?
I had an interesting realization yesterday while doing a hard session on Zwift that after twenty-some years of endurance racing and having “max heart rate” be some sort of nebulous concept, that it may be actually dropping enough […]
Are you choosing your own adventure?
“An adventure is a situation where the outcome is not entirely within your control. It is up to fate, in other words” Sebastian Junger Hello , Wow, Adventure Revival was really fun! I hung out with Owen Irving at the […]
Is It Time To Fight The Good Fight?
“To fight the good fight is one of the bravest and noblest of life’s experiences. Not the bloodshed and the battle of man with man, but the grappling with mental and spiritual adversaries that determines the inner caliber of the […]
Nobody’s Perfect
They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they’d make up their minds. Winston Churchill Hello , With the AQI being over 100, I spent most of the weekend riding indoors this […]
Controlling Our Luck
“We cannot control our luck—good or bad—but we can control our effort and preparation. Luck smiles on us all from time to time. And when it does, the way to honor your good luck is […]