Logan Owen’s World Tour debut with his new team EF Education First was yesterday at the Tour Down Under. Logan will be sending in some brief posts about the race here. This is the first installment following yesterday’s Stage 1: Overall it was a pretty chill day. The stage profile was such that it … Read more
I started working with Logan in 2009 when he was 13 years old. I still remember the first ride that we did together. There was something about this kid that made me decide to invite him out on another ride with me. Then another. Then another….. He became a regular training partner that winter of … Read more
Last week John Frieh posted on social media that he was moving on from Gym Jones. For those of you who don’t know John he was the very first Fully Certified Gym Jones Instructor. He was THE O.G. I had decided to move on a few weeks prior but didn’t advertise the fact, … Read more
Recovery, it’s the easiest performance enhancing thing you can do. For a lot of athletes it’s the hardest discipline. “Shouldn’t I be doing more volume?” “Shouldn’t I be doing more intensity?” I’ve never had an athlete ask “Shouldn’t I be doing more recovery?” I’ve told more than a couple of my athletes that they would … Read more
A few days before she left for Cyclocross Nationals I texted Heidi the following: “No pressure or anything but I’ve had an athlete on the podium at USAC CX Nationals 10 years in a row now and, well, you’re my only athlete there this year so…..” (In all fairness, all 10 of those were Logan … Read more
Structural Integrity. Durability issues. Chronic injuries from imbalances. Specialization comes at a cost. Often that cost is whole body health. That’s why gym work is important for endurance athletes, especially cyclists who spend most of their training time pedaling a machine designed for efficient, non-weight bearing locomotion. If you have never done any kind of … Read more
A close friend of mine and I have been having a discussion on “Time”. Wasting Time. Making Time. Having the patience to give something or someone Time. The gift of Time. The finite resource of Time. I capitalize it because Time is important. And, how you spend your Time is important. My Time these past … Read more
This Saturday marks the 76th Annual Redmond Derby Days Criterium. This year we will be handing out over $10,000 in cash plus some cool merchandise from Castelli Cycling. As always we will have podium presentations with champion jerseys and champagne to spray for the winner’s of every category. Pre-registration can be found here: http://redmondderbydays.com/criterium … Read more
