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May 2008 - Posts

No Sun At This Beech… But What A Climb!

I mentioned in my post last week that I was headed back to the mountains for the weekend and a good training ride packed with climbing. I pedaled the roads around Banner Elk. The very roads on which Lance decided to make his comeback to cycling after cancer. If you read his first book, “It’s Not [...]

Posted May 12 2008, 08:42 AM by Donald's Daily Draft

Filed under: Training

“Cycling is King at Lees-McRae”… Where’s that you say?

I wrote about my climbing in the Appalachian Mountains and The Blue Ridge Parkway a couple of posts back. It’s the same area around Banner Elk, NC where Lance Armstrong made his comeback from cancer ten years ago. He trained there rebuilding his body for the Tour de France. Good news is, I’m headed back to the area for some more climbing this weekend. [...]

Posted May 07 2008, 09:12 AM by Donald's Daily Draft

Filed under: Training, Cycling News

What’s The Best Carb Source On The Bike?

So we’ve talked about what our favorite food is on the bike. But… Is there something to be said for the organic ingredients in Clif products (like organic brown rice syrup instead of corn syrup)? I thought this would be a good question for Dr. Chris Eschbach, Director of The Human Performance Lab at Meredith College. Here’s the [...]

Posted May 05 2008, 11:07 AM by Donald's Daily Draft