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It's depressing that it's taken me this long to get to this, but here goes- Solvang 2008 Overalls Total Distance: 365.6mi Total Time Spent Riding: 22:08 Total KJ's spent: 13,367 Top Speed:48.9mph Peak Watts: 1075w Average Watts: 170w Time Trial: Time: 20.02 Wattage: 300 Mt. Fig Time: 1:13 Jalama Beach Time: Unknown Placement: 25th Starting Group: 7 of 8 I look forward to crushing these number in 2009. Continue

For those of us campers still stuck in the frozen tundra that is known as Chicago there seems to be an acute ailment going around. Known as, "Solvang Fever" symptoms tend to manifest themselves in the following ways: 1.) Persistent, yet futile, attempts to explain to your friends (particularly non-cyclists) about what you're doing for the next week. Your passion is met with a look of "are you nuts?", although at this point you're probably used to that. 2.) An overwhelming urge to lay out ALL o… Continue

The Armstrong training philosophy- Two great Livestrong commercials, I'd never seen before-… Continue