There is nothing better as a cyclist than New Kit Day. (Well, except maybe new bike day). Hours and hours on the saddle probably means that you wore down your other cycling chamois and so stepping into fresh lycra feels like sitting on a cloud. You can put out more watts when you pedal and… Read More…
Training Camp Nutrition
I have received a number of questions on the cycling training camp I was at earlier this month in North Carolina. We were training anywhere from 2-8 hours a day and I ended the week with almost 700 KM of cycling and 1000s of m of climbing elevation. After a few years of stage races,… Read More…
Test Run Tuesday: Oakley Flight Jacket Sunglasses
I have a confession. I am addicted to sunglasses. I have a hanging rack by my front door full of every colour, shape and size. I had a beloved pair of Oakley Jawbreakers (as 99.9% of the cycling population does), but when I spotted the Flight Jackets, I knew I needed them. I ride with an… Read More…
Hold Your Line and Don’t Crash – My First Year Crit Racing
A lot of my activity goals this year have been focused around cycling this year. I took up triathlon in 2016 but I always felt like a runner who needed to swim and bike before getting to my sport and I wanted to change that. As I trained for my Ironman last year, I put in… Read More…
How to Set Up Your Bike Training Space
This past weekend was a long one in Canada and we got Monday off. It is a newer holiday called Family Day and unfortunately, all of my family members were travelling in the US, so I decided to take their lead and headed to Michigan. It was an amazing weekend of visiting friends and sharpening… Read More…
Picking the Right Bike Trainer
As I have jumped right into my training for my Ironman, I have been receiving a lot of questions about the bike. Specifically, indoor bike training. There are a lot of things that I want to talk about in regards to this so I am breaking it out into a series. This week, we will… Read More…
Long Weekend Bike Adventure
Well, I am currently at a race for the next four days in Carleton-Sur-Mur, QC. and we had an awesome evening on Wednesday night with opening ceremonies – meeting teams from all over the world. Follow along with my Instagram this weekend for updates on the race! Before I complete this adventure, I thought I would share a bit… Read More…
Goals for August 2015
Well that was a month that certainly did not go as planned… July was amazing but it was a little bit different on the training front that I expected. There was a moment where I was fighting back tears on the examination table where my coach said to me “Endurance sports are character building –… Read More…
Momentum Monday: A Challenge
Welcome back to another week of awesome, friends! This weekend, I had a friend’s wedding on Friday and spent Saturday and Sunday in Toronto training and attending the PanAM games. Some of you noticed that in some of the training photos, one of the things is not like the others… Firstly, I wanted to thank you all for… Read More…
Cross Training During a Marathon Build
Well, that was an awesome weekend. I was going to forego applying to Boston this year due to it being bad timing with work and it not fitting well with my overall strategy with racing next year, but I was coerced by some friends in Boston and I am increasingly delighted that I was. 2015… Read More…
