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Author: Jason Kayzar
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Remember the Scrambler?? Of course you do! It sucked. Especially if you just got off the Tilt-O-Whirl. Holy hurl-fest. Kind of reminds me of the Puker this morning. I had a little time, so I rode in and picked up Mark Lampe on the way. It was nice to arrive at a hill repeat session…
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A great morning for me, but not a good way to start the day for 1 rider. I headed to Whitefish Bay this morning for the 5:30am beat down ride. Rolling out in the darkness 2-up, we picked up the pace right away. Roads were wet and riding that fast in the dark, even with…
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Lee Marvin is badass. Undisputed. But I’m talking about a different Dirty Dozen… one that involves push-ups and sit-ups. Very simple; do 1 sit-up, flip over and do 1 push-up. Then do 2 of each, then 3, etc. Hammer through it as quick as you can until you get to a dozen of each. My…
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Annual eppstein uhen architects ride yesterday – http://www.eua.com/bdbt/– 102 miles of bicycling bliss. Wish I could say the same for my bike and for the other riders in the lead group with me. There was only 1 small group of 20 mph riders this year, and no 22 mph group. In years past, there were 3…
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We all know how important it is to warm up before you ride or race, but how many people do it right? Not me. The more I race and ride, the more I continue to learn about racing and riding – and about how I work. I usually try to warm up at least a…
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Pictured below is the actual thing that stung my arm 2 miles into lap 1 at Treadfest yesterday: It hurt like a mofo, then I forgot about it until after the race. Today my arm is as swollen as Oprah at an Old Country Buffet. I must be allergic to pterodactyls too, because I haven’t…
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I just got this quote in my email: “It’s easy to do the right thing when you are on top of the mountain. But true character is exposed by how you act during the climb up.” Thursday Mornings mean “The PUKER”! Laps of goodness this morning with 1 thing missing… a seat. New seatpost is…
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Is there anything better?
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So much for heat, humidity and sunlight. Get ready for dark/work/dark.
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RECOVERY. It’s not really a secret, but it’s probably the one thing that people spend the least amount of time on. I don’t mean “sleepy-time, take a week off the bike and eat doughnuts” recovery, I mean the “30 seconds between sprints, my heart rate maxed out 20 beats ago” recovery. I’ve put in a…
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4:50am alarm clock wake-up, and no sunlight for a long time this morning… Rode to the Spokesmen ride and back this morning, just a quick 30-35 (?) miles, and I picked up a little coffee on the way home. It’s nice to be done riding at 7:20, have some coffee and then start my day.…
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“It’s all about the game and how you play it All about control and if you can take it All about your debt and if you can pay it It’s all about pain and who’s gonna make it” Motorhead Crystal Ridge was a blast, and by blast I was thinking of a blast furnace. You…
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First let me say the long sleeve jersey was overkill this morning. I was expecting it to be much cooler. Second, I apologize for the crappy cell-phone pix. Third, HOLY CRAP, this is gonna be FUN! A word to the ex-BMXers, you’re going to tear it up Sunday. A word to the roadies – stay…
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I’m not afraid of lining up against anyone at a WORS race, not afraid of big climbs, or pushing the pedals till I puke, or getting all muddy. What I haven’t been able to do for 41 years is… a simple Farmer Blow: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=farmer’s+blow Call it irrational, call it lame, call it whatever you want.…
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Not THAT kind of benefits, I’m happily married. The kind of benefits you get from jumping on a bike with a group of people you don’t (or hardly) know and making instant friends. This week I had the pleasure of doing a recovery ride with a few “recreational” riders. Recovery rides always seem like a…
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“Always do everything you ask of those you command.” General George S. Patton Taught my Wednesday 6am SPIN class today. I’ll admit, Patton probably never took a SPIN class. You don’t exactly think of MMA and cigars and Monster Trucks when you think about SPIN classes, but they do have some value for “real” cyclists.…
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I haven’t done a WORS race since June 13th, and haven’t even ridden the trails much this summer because of the typhoons. So most of my miles have been on my road bike this season. While it’s been a lot of fun, it’s not the same as riding off-road. Besides the obvious differences (dirt being…
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Monday morning road ride with the Spokesmen – I brought the 69er. The new 36:15 gearing for the WORS race Sunday feels ridiculous compared to the biggest previous gears – 32:16. We were rolling along at 20mph this morning, a speed previously reserved for downhills only on this rig. Spinning up the paved roads felt…
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…and my name is Jason. The jokes never get old (yes they do). Thankfully this only happens every so often. Great ride with the Spokesmen this morning – although 2 flat tires on 2 different bikes in 20 miles was a possible sign of the Apocalypse? Thank God we weren’t on mountain bikes in the…
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5 rides in the last 60 hours. Not too much mileage overall, but it feels like I’ve just worked, ridden and slept (a little) this week. Yesterday’s monthly Networking Ride went off as usual. We picked a set route and then varied from it, separating the group and losing a person or 2 in the…
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All aboard for the Spokesmen’s “Tuesday Morning Tour of Tosa”! I had sort of forgotten how much fun, and how challenging these short hilly rides were. I’ve been doing a relatively flat, fast paced 33 mile ride on Tuesday mornings lately. After last night’s 2 hour ride, with 2 rides to do tomorrow, I opted…
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What a week it has been! If I didn’t ride this morning I was afraid I’d go postal. I’m too smart to truly worship people. Look at all of the Sports greats of the last decade – they have all (OK there are a few exceptions) fallen from grace: Tiger, Lance, Jordan, Favre, it’s…
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10 years ago I was pretty happy. I had a good job, and a great wife and a good life. I had been riding my bike less and less over the past few years, but I had a career now and a house, etc. That was 2 weeks before I was hit and run over…
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Sometimes cycling is just about getting away by yourself for a while. Sometimes it’s about climbing hill after hill, mashing the pedals, mouth wide open, heart beating in your throat, trying to outrun your own shadow. Sometimes it’s about seeing the sun rise over the trees – not another soul in sight, a private show…
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Recently I’ve realized that some of the people I most admire in life ride the razor’s edge between confidence and stupidity. That is not to say they are stupid, or cocky, or jerks. It’s more a realization that there seem to be some people who are born with a unique ability to never second guess…
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I awoke to no alarm this morning at 5:23. I had some definite eraser-head because of all the migraine drugs I’m on. It took 3 seconds for me to realize that the alarm never went off, and I was due to teach a 2 hour SPIN class in 7 minutes. I got dressed, ate…
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Now that the Tour deee France (as Bobke would say) is over, I find myself in a world of hurt. Not from cycling, but from something which has yet to be determined. I woke up with a headache on Saturday, which got progressively worse all day. By 2am Sunday, it had become impossible to sleep…
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For those of you who haven’t raced it, or are unfamiliar with the race – here’s a shot from the top of the Comp/Elite climb from 2009: And here’s a shot from the top of the Comp/Elite climb from 2010: See you all on Sunday(?) P.S. bring your water wings. http://www.wors.org/schedule/event.php?e=4
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Sorry porn dogs, this pic is probably not what you were hoping to see… Skipped the Puker this morning to lead a group of riders for the Wisconsin Athletic Club. Sadly (or thankfully) no one showed up, so I was able to get out for an hour by myself. Because I had the single speed,…
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