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Training Essentials...
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Monday, 02 January 2012 02:00
Part II - EFFECTIVE TRAINING
By Bonnie Intrepid
Last week I shared an effective way of carefully selecting races for the next season (LINK). I have had some very positive feedback from a few readers who said that they tried my method and are now not only better at vacuuming the living room but that they too have found that coffee makes them hyper. Great job, athletes!
I will now share how I customize my training plan for maximum results throughout the race year. Pay close attention to the key points as the devil is in the details. I am not sure why he is there or why he doesn
MTN Pic of the Year...
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Monday, 02 January 2012 01:10
ang shot
Resolutiony Stuff...
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Sunday, 01 January 2012 01:30
By Warren Peece
Happy New Year - "Hard" resolutions, like resolving to lose a gazillion pounds or not eating chicken wings for a whole month, suck because they invite failure.
That's why I don't do them.
Sure, I want to lose a gazillion pounds (I do NOT want to endure an entire month, even February, without wings!), and truly hope that I will be lighter on 1/1/13 than I am now, but I'm not going to off myself if that doesn't happen.
I am, however, perfectly willing to kick off 2012 with a few "Easy" resolutions, i.e. ones that are almost impossible not to accomplish and therefore invite success. You know, stuff I was going to do anyway.
Here are some of my 2012 Easy Resolutions: ...
2012 Leadville Trail 100 Qualifiers...
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Thursday, 29 December 2011 02:00
Press Release - (via singletrack.com)
Life Time Fitness, Inc, The Healthy Way of Life Company, announced Monday the qualifying events for riders interested in participating in the 2012 Leadville Trail 100 (LT100). Registration is officially open for the Leadville Race Series qualifiers.
The LT100 lottery will close on January 31, 2012. Those who participate in the qualifiers will have their names entered into the lottery draw for the LT100, or may automatically qualify based on their performance at the qualifying events. Every qualifying event will provide 70-100 riders with a qualification to participate in the 2012 LT100.
The 2012 LT100 mountain bike qualifying events locations and dates include the 2011 qualifiers:
June 17: Wilmington Whiteface 100, Wilmington, NY.
July 22: Tahoe Trail, Tahoe, Calif.
September 15: Alpine Odyssey, Crested Butte, Colo.
And the new locations:
