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Feb 19 2008

Cycling Journeys

Published by Sam under Cross Training, Cycling, Multisport

Here’s an example of the bike rides that we’ve been doing during the long weeks of base training here in Princeton. I knocked this 52-miler out today,starting out with a 20′ warm-up and transitioning into one hour at tempo/threshold pace on my Triathlon bike. The aero position cuts down the frontal area I present to the wind, and the aerodynamic cross sections of the bike tubes essentially make it far more invisible to the wind than circular tubes would (think drag on a baseball versus drag on a wing). I averaged around 24 mph for this hour, finishing somewhere along that top section in the map below, and pulled my tired self around Princeton for another couple of hours. Unfortunately the sun had set by the time I reached familiar territory, five miles out from home. I won’t go into details of the stupidity of this little venture, but I WILL say that it’s terrifying bombing a hill at 35 mph as shadows loom ahead of you, projected by oncoming cars bearing down from behind.

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The biking has turned out to be a fantastic way to train the aerobic system during this long winter, though not as good as cross-country skiing from a kayaker’s perspective. One of our big plans for next winter involves training camps up in Lake Placid. Throw the skis in the car and head up for a week or so, training for 20 hours or so before straggling back to the engineering courses awaiting us here at Princeton.
More updates to come–the next post might just be a Video post, giving you folks a little taste of life here at the University and the training niches we’ve dug out of the unyielding athletic programs already established (read: Crew).

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Feb 14 2008

Updates

Published by David under Cross Training, Multisport, Updates

Several updates have been made to the website in the last few days. We’ve completed the templates for nearly all parts of the site, with big changes in the biography, results, media, calendar, and sponsorship sections. Sam also added a way to view YouTube videos of us in the Gallery section, so check back soon for video posts. There are still a few more aesthetic updates to come, but at this point we’re almost complete!

Training is going quite well, with both of us braving the New Jersey weather– which has been quite horrible recently. Lots of cold, rainy, and occasionally even snowy/icy weather. We’re spending the majority of our time swimming, doing weights, running and biking for now, but I know both of us are really looking forward to getting back on the water soon. More updates shortly.

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