In & Out

Here is a wonderful piece from Tririg.com about training with power. It features a video interview with the amazing Andy Potts. Andy is widely recognized as the Pro Triathlete who annually logs the greatest number of indoor training hours. I suppose it isn't necessary to tell you what specific tool he uses for all those hours. I would like to mention one point. This is how Andy makes his living. He has a wife and kids. This is his job. If he falls short in training, being prepared for the on-the-job challenge, he fails. In our sport, there is a huge financial up-side and minimum wage on the other. For the Pro triathlete, this is the one area he or she can actually control. The readiness, the work, the rest and recovery and the preparedness.

Take a quick view of this piece and you'll hear Andy expound upon several of the key training points that we use every day in our spin classes and with our CompuTraining. I especially related to his description of the work to rest ratio, and being ready to race. As in YOU JUST KNOW!

Here is a rather 'corporate' piece from Outside Magazine on Lindsey Corbin, including some interesting comments on her training regimen.

Additional note: We have ONE SPOT left for our mini Tour of California. Here are key dates (with mileage): Depart Seattle, Sunday, May 13, Mother's Day, to San Jose (842). Monday: Camp & Ride. Tuesday: Follow ToC and ride, SJ to Livermore (115). Wednesday: Sonoma to Clovis (130). Thursday: Bakersfield TT. Thursday night drive to Santa Barbara (150). Friday morning ride SB. Friday night and Saturday I am attending my nephews wedding in SB. Bernie is driving to Sacramento to visit with his son. Monday morning, May 21 I will get to Sac and meet up for the drive home (792). Eight days, some great California spring riding, camping, following the Tour, all as guided by 8T and the RCV.

If all of that sounds like your kinda fun, please respond asap to reserve the final seat for this grand adventure. We split gas, food, camp fees and beer.

Our investment in all this indoor training should yield a sweet return.

Pix: Both Bernie (and Stephanie, Chris and Clo) pictured at top in the HoM, and World Champion Andy Potts, pictured below in his Pain Cave, recognize the value of indoor training and the best tools for the job.