Mountain Biking at Calavera Hills

This video clip is from mountain biking with @mchristian last Saturday.  We hit Calavera Hills for nearly 2000 feet of climbing and lots of general awesomeness.

One thing became very clear on this ride:  Spending a significant amount of time on rollers makes you a very good climber.  The balance required to stay upright on those metal cylinders is directly translateable into not falling over when climbing loose cobble up a steep grade.  If you want to get better at climbing off-road, spending time on rollers might be a great investment.

We went out again the next day for a longer ride in the mountains in the desert; video from that adventure tomorrow. :)

Fruit Rolldown

I was on a morning run and saw this lime rolling down the gutter.  I've seen limes, oranges, and grapefruits doing this several times in SoCal.  There's something surreal about fresh fruit being so abundant, it flows down the streets.

Podcast - ZenTri Hits the Beach

 

Hey there, Tri-studs and Studettes!  I take you with me along for a week of training and then we hit the beach for some hurricane surfing!  Enjoy the show. 

Shownotes:

• Book outline done!
• How to take care of bike in the rain.
• Push up jacks.
• Taught kai "going commando"
• Two quotes. Do things that other people say "you can't do that". And Mario Andretti says " if you're still in control, you aren't going fast enough."
• Gimmie fuel. Gimmie fire.
• Dub in cypress hill while running in the rain into traffic.
• Apply swim workout to running.
• At Galveston, surfing and biking.
• Emily's sunburn is not sexy.
• 2 hours zone 2 bike followed by 1 hour tempo run.

Click here to listen!

TDF Caption Contest

"Arrg! This sunroof is crushing my junk!"

Enjoying the craziness of the Tour?  Some of the pictures from the event don't make much sense, for sure.  Submit your best caption for the picture above in the comments and you could win 50 packets of Hornet Juice! (Shipping address has to be in U.S.A.)

Update on Friday, July 9, 2010 at 8:18AM by ZenTri

Ok, we're going to let this one run for another day because the comments are still coming in.  Very entertaining, for sure. :)

TDF Scandal Poll

We all know the race directors made it rain the first two days of racing and that the course was specifically designed to let Armstrong win and everybody else lose.  That's obvious.  But there's still a few unanswered questions out there about other shenanigans that can only be answered by a non-scientific poll.  Have at it!

 Which TDF Scandal is Not True?

• The Schleck brothers are actually one guy and a series of mirrors designed by Shimano.
• Fabian "Sparticus" Cancellara has a motor in his bike that is powered by the souls of the Nonbelievers.
• Bob Roll says "Tour DAY France" on purpose because he knows the French hate it.
• Contador went out on the course the night before Stage Three, placing a sharpened spoke between two cobblestones to give Armstrong a flat. He then flew into the night aboard a jewel encrusted unicorn

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