Dec 29
Dec 29 Training Update: Occupy Lane 2 11k Swim

pre-workout energyIt's that time of year again: The annual New Year's Swim set. Typically, New Year's swims are a minimum of 10k and are the last big swim set of the year.

Today, our small swim squad, "occupied" lane 2 of the Bard College Aquatic Center for the better part of the afternoon. We only had one small sign (a whiteboard with our set written on it), but had plenty of food and drink (EFS drinks & gels). We set out to do a 10k set, but I got the bright idea to tack on an extra 1000 at around the 6.5k mark. At 8.5k I had second thoughts, but there was no turning back.

This is the set we did, written by Dave Barra:

Dec 29
Dec 29 Post-ride Recovery

Bec

Winter is here. My weather app is telling me it feels like 12 degrees outside right now. No wonder yesterday after I came back from riding outside I had to spend 10 minutes in a painful daze as the warmth tried to return to my fingers. Made me temporarily wonder whether riding outside was worth it. Of course it was.

Dec 27
Dec 27 Training in the City: The Local Track

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Dec 26
Dec 26 Boxing Day

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Dec 23
Dec 23 The Famous Granola

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Dec 22
Dec 22 Last Minute Gift Idea for the Indoor Cyclist

Laurel

Dec 21
Dec 21 Coming Soon: Original Athlete Food Recipes

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Dec 19
Dec 19 Training Update: Run Across the Ridge

Bec

We've been talking and strategizing about running the length of the Shawangunk Ridge for years. We've run all over the ridge, but never from one end to the other. But, on Sunday morning, the opportunity to check this off the list presented itself and we couldn't pass it up. The opportunity was in the form of a car shuttle & drop off, one of the logistical steps that had steered us away from this challenge...that and the 18+ miles of running. We basically ran from the left side to the right side of the photo below.