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How to Plan Your Best Race Season Yet

Thursday (10/20) I gave a talk to the Pikes Peak Triathlon Club on how to plan your best race season yet. Here it is!

Added by Nicole Odell on October 21, 2011 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Video account of CRUD taking on the KRISPY KREME CHALLENGE

Added by Brandon Stapanowich on October 16, 2011 at 4:38pm — No Comments

Ask the Coach - Is it too much?



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Added by Nicole Odell on October 15, 2011 at 5:33pm — No Comments

ROLL Bike Art Festival 2011 is now ONLINE!

ROLL Bike Art Festival 2011 is now ONLINE!

Check it out at

http://rollbikeart.com/ROLL_2011__LUCKY__7.php

 

and, as always, Express Your Ride!

If you have any additional photos to contribute,

send them to rollexhibit@gmail.com

Thank you for supporting ROLL 2011!

Added by Amy Seltzer on October 13, 2011 at 1:20am — No Comments

Turtle Challenge Report

Ironman Training = a lot of time on the bike. Any break from the ordinary training ride is welcome, especially if it can help a great cause. Sunday's event was the Turtle Challenge and Ride to Save a Suicide, a fundraiser for the Suicide Prevention Partnership of the Pikes Peak Region. 155 people died from suicide in El Paso County, CO in the past year. 155 too… Continue

Added by Nicole Odell on October 11, 2011 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Elevation Athletics Weekly Training Blog

Hold your line!!!!

If you have ever been in a bike race you have most likely yelled this at someone or someone yelled it at you.  The last thing you need while riding a bike at top speed or in very technical terrain is another rider cutting you off.  Holding a line is a very important skill in bike riding, whether you are in a group or solo, but it is also important in other sports…

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Added by Elevationathletics.org on October 7, 2011 at 8:58am — No Comments

Runnin' With The Devil: Devil Mountain Ultra 50 Mile Race Report

     With a low mileage, metatarsalgia-ridden month that somehow led up to a 9 hour birthday run the week before, to say I felt a bit ill prepared heading into the Devil Mountain 50 miler is an understatement. But after surprising myself at the Pikes Peak Marathon, the thought of doing one last 50 miler before the year was out seemed like a good opportunity to squeeze a bit more suffering to satisfy my masochistic cravings until 2012. As an added bonus, a strong representation of local…

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Added by Brandon Stapanowich on October 4, 2011 at 7:23am — 3 Comments

Elevation Athletics Weekly Training Blog

 



So you spent six to twelve months training for an epic event or race that you challenged yourself to participate in this summer.  After the pain subsides, and the post race blues clear you start to think and plan for next year.  Just don't forget to take a…

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Added by Elevationathletics.org on September 29, 2011 at 8:52pm — No Comments

Birthday Run on the Aspen Four Pass Loop

     Taking a page from Sean O'Day's 36 mile birthday run from Colorado Springs to Cripple Creek, I wanted to commemorate the anniversary of my first day on earth with a similar monumental undertaking. Fortunately, being born at the tail end of September offers a literal lifetime of opportunities to celebrate during the spectacular changing of the guards as summer gives way to fall. A…

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Added by Brandon Stapanowich on September 27, 2011 at 8:23pm — 2 Comments

Ask the Coach - Indoor Cycling



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Added by Nicole Odell on September 27, 2011 at 8:21pm — No Comments

Incline Double.

Today I decided to do the incline. . .twice. I have often told close friends and family that I could do it no problem. I felt like I could push the first one and just relax on the second one and finish without dying. Sometimes things go exactly as planned. Today was not exactly one of those times. I got started wearing nothing but my minimus shoes (no socks), short orange shorts, and Garmin Forerunner 305. I paced myself pretty good jogging some easier parts and finished my first ascent of the… Continue

Added by Michael Capshaw on September 24, 2011 at 3:41pm — No Comments

Ask the Coach - Post Race Blues





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Added by Nicole Odell on September 20, 2011 at 8:48am — 1 Comment

New mom tackles more than just a baby and a diaper

Jaclyn writes:



Before I was ever thinking about having a baby, I remember working as a personal trainer for many women that came to me with one concern, baby weight.  After having a baby, up to five years prior, their weight had ballooned out of control and they had finally taken the time to reign in their health.  While this pattern is the product of many social issues revolving around pregnancy, I was determined to avoid this struggle.  Keeping weight off and staying healthy, are… Continue

Added by Duane and Jaclyn Roberson on September 18, 2011 at 4:36pm — 3 Comments

Red Rock Relay Recap

It's 2011 and that means Relay #4 with the "not professional" relay team Girls Heart Rockets. This year I joined the rocket loving girls for the Red Rock Relay in Utah and as usual had a blast! Here's a recap (as best I can remember with the lack of sleep) of my adventure.…

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Added by Nicole Odell on September 14, 2011 at 12:27pm — No Comments

First marathon a little freaky, a lot of fun

By Vanessa Warren

As I walked through the American Discovery Trail Expo, I noticed a table with various stickers, including one that read, “Marathon Freak.” I laughed to myself knowing this sticker did NOT describe me, but rather should have read, “Freak Marathon,” which is what I was…

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Added by Pikes Peak Sports on September 9, 2011 at 4:48pm — 2 Comments

Elevation Athletics Weekly Training Blog

I recently worked with an avid cyclist that has ridden in the Copper triangle bike ride the past couple of years and has had some trouble with cramping up on the climb up Vail Pass.  After talking to him and getting some background information we started to look past the obvious dehydration cause of his cramping and on to other possible causes.  Other than dehydration cramps…

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Added by Elevationathletics.org on September 8, 2011 at 9:05pm — No Comments

A Beginner's Guide to Peak Bagging

article entry from www.upadowna.com

Our third peak of the day

Peakbagger (n): A mountain climber whose principal…

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Added by Randi Hitchcock on September 3, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Elevation Athletics Weekly Training Blog

With two kids starting school, my wife starting a new job, cross country practice, soccer practice, and trying to work a little myself it has been a crazy week.  One thing that has been bothering me all week is the amount of trash on the Incline.  It has been about four weeks since I went up the Incline, with tapering for the Peak races and recovering, and I could not believe…

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Added by Elevationathletics.org on September 2, 2011 at 8:09pm — No Comments

THE COLORADO RELAY: 9 runners. 200 miles. 32 hours. 0 sleep.

 

Team photo by Christian Murdock. Other photos by Katie Schwing.

This adventure started with a conversation with a coworker. She had found this event, the Colorado Relay, and was putting a team together. I volunteered, mostly because I wanted to skip a year of the Pikes Peak Ascent but still spend…

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Added by Katie Benzel on August 31, 2011 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

Pikes Peak Ascent Race Report - A Little Late Like My Finish

Maybe I've finally recovered, maybe I'm lazy - either way, I'm just getting to my race report for the Pikes Peak Ascent. The 13+ miles and 7K feet of elevation gain kicked my tail. I had lofty delusions (I mean goals).

 

Heading into it, I got psyched up into thinking I could peek at 3:30. I had know idea. I do know that this in itself is an indicator of much growth in my running this season. I went from just wanting to finish when I signed up for the race to having goals...…

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Added by Aaron Atwood on August 30, 2011 at 8:12pm — 1 Comment

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