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Archive for October, 2009

October 29th, 2009 - 9:47 am § in Cyclocross, Food & Diet, Racing, Strength Training

Autumn Progress

I’ve been making progress on all fronts the past month, with a few missteps, a lot of success and a plan to move November into overdrive. Cyclocross & Interval Training This season has been great for me, something my placement doesn’t necessarily reflect. I’ve had a few really [...]

October 26th, 2009 - 7:52 am § in Cyclocross, Race Reports, Racing

Race Report – WA County Fairgrounds

The course was slick; our tent was set up right at an uphill, off-camber section where many people were wiping out. I was praying for a deluge right before our race. Given that the course was entirely flat, the more technical the weather could make it, the better. I was nervous before the start, my [...]

October 19th, 2009 - 6:00 am § in Cyclocross, Race Reports

Race Report: Sherwood killed my bike

Or more specifically, my tire. The race was a mountain biker’s course, it was perfect for me. I had a call up. I should have easily placed top ten. However, my start sucked. I don’t know, I just didn’t bring it. I didn’t bring much of anything, I was barely pedaling. In fact,[...]

October 17th, 2009 - 11:22 am § in Food & Diet, Racing

This week kicked my ass

I’m sitting in bed, noon on a Saturday, waiting for my head to stop throbbing, so it seems like a good time for an update. This week I instituted an entire healthy living overhaul. I’m getting minimum 7 hours of sleep. I’m down to 2 cups of coffee in the morning. I’m on a die[...]

October 12th, 2009 - 7:09 am § in Cyclocross, Race Reports

Race Report: Rainier, still my favorite course

I had finally settled on it: I was going to downgrade to B’s. And I can safely say, that was the best racing decision I have made all year, other then not prematurely upgrading to cat 1 in mountain biking. It was sunny but cold when I left the house; I had a million layers on [...][...]

October 8th, 2009 - 11:08 pm § in Uncategorized

New Site!

OK, I FINALLY moved runbikeswim to my new domain, kristinrides.com. Because 1) I don’t do tri’s anymore and 2) I want this to evolve to be about more than just training. So expect some hiccups, hopefully I can get this ironed out quickly. And yes, I totally downloaded some generic theme [...]