I found out about this book tonight and think I’m going to pick it up…

Description:
As cycling’s popularity grows with men and women in their thirties, forties, fifties, and beyond, the traditional ideas about training for endurance sports need a new approach to reflect the daily challenges faced by parents and working professionals. In The Time-Crunched Cyclist, Chris Carmichael presents that new approach to cycling training. Using elements from the same program he designed for Tour de France winner Armstrong, this guide shows how to build competitive cycling fitness on a realistic schedule — a schedule that fits into the busy lives of today’s active middle-agers. Complete with training plans, case studies, nutritional guidelines, and success stories, The Time-Crunched Cyclist shows cyclists how to push the pace in the local group ride, have fun, and perform well in local races, or tackle a challenging 100-mile fundraiser ride without committing to a high-volume training program.

I still have to finish…

So many books, so much blogging to do after the kids are in bed…

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Shaun Palmer back on his bike? The legendary snowboarder (boarder cross racing king) and Mountain biker is back on his bike to tune himself up for winter olympics?
Check his bike and more:

Get the whole scoop here… www.pinkbike.com

How to Turn Bike Parts Into an Awesome Table
By Jennifer Bogo
Published on: July 28, 2009

Brooklyn’s 3rd Ward, a New York City–based creative space for artists and handy people, teaches a course where students learn the basic concepts for creating useful objects out of recycled and found materials for little or no investment. “Give new life to a boring Ikea cabinet, fix a hand-me-down night stand, or turn a bus window you found on the street into a coffee table,” the description says. The class is called “How to Make Crappy Stuff Awesome.” How could we resist trying our hands at that? Here, a step-by-step project that takes some seriously crappy parts—three bent forks and a pancaked wheel—and turns them into a truly awesome table.

Click here to read the rest of the story.

HT Chris Davis for the story.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Extreme Colorado climber faces up to adversity
By Anica Wong
The Denver Post
Posted: 07/29/2009

Craig DeMartino remembers unhooking his climbing clip and pushing off the cliff wall. He and a buddy had been rock climbing in Rocky Mountain National Park on that summer afternoon in 2002. When DeMartino pushed off, he soon realized he wasn’t attached to anything, the result of a miscommunication with his climbing partner. He fell an estimated 80 feet backward before hitting a dead tree 20 feet above ground. The impact tipped DeMartino, causing him to fall toward the ground like an arrow.

Click here to read the read the rest of the article.

Craig is my mountain biking buddy at work. He thinks he’s super funny, I think he’s pretty funny.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

My youth pastor buddy John posted this video of him blobbing one of his students at summer camp last week. I thought it was hilarious. The kid is like 15 feet in the air, splat!

Andy B
outsideallday.com

The North Face Endurance Challenge again welcomes you to run farther than you ever have. Whether you’re an aspiring 10K trail runner or an elite ultramarathoner looking to boost your performance, The North Face Endurance Challenge holds something meaningful for you. Every Endurance Challenge event offers four epic courses: 10K, Half Marathon, 50K, and 50-Mile. Explore your potential.

Mid-Atlantic Regional – Washington, D.C. – September 19, 2009
Midwest Regional – Madison, WI – October 24, 2009
Championship San Francisco, CA – December 5, 2009

Click the banner above for more info.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

I think I may have stumbled upon one of the coolest parts about living in Colorado, indoor bike riding! This week I learned about Boulder Indoor Cycling. The place is complete with an indoor mountain bike park and velodrome. I’m pretty sure this is where Taylor Phinney trains during track season.

Building of the velodrome:

A crash on the track (watch the guy fall off of the railing:

A little mountain bike love:

Looking forward to giving it a try when it gets colder.

More info at: www.boulderindoorcycling.com

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Monte Kevin Valantin was killed while body surfing the Wedge on July 24.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

For one week only, take an Additional 10% off all sale items. Use coupon code Supersale when checking out and it’ll be donesville.

Go to Moosejaw.com
to begin shopping. Sale ends August 2, 2009. Offer cannot be combined with other offers. Offer cannot be applied to past purchases. Offer good for in stock items only. I can’t think of anything else.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

I’m not really all that smart when it comes to nutrition and exercise. Pizza is good for carbo loading before a race right?

My brother-in-law Bryan and friends at Fluid Recovery do have me convinced however that including protein in my diet is uber important. Especially in seasons of heavy bike riding and running.

Meal replacement with protein:

www.nakedjuice.com

www.odwalla.com

www.mix1life.com (My new favorite)

*I’ll use these for breakfast a few days a week.

Recovery drink:

www.livefluid.com

I’ve used each of these products and enjoy the taste. I won’t drink something I don’t like, all of these are good.

I still don’t understand why I need to drink protein, but I drink it now because people smarter than me have told me to. I really like smart people.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

RadioShack Partners With Seven-Time Tour de France Winner Lance Armstrong to Form New Cycling Team in 2010
FORT WORTH, Texas and AUSTIN, Texas
July 23, 2009
PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network

RadioShack Corporation is proud to announce a partnership with seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong to form a new American Pro-Tour cycling team. Beginning in 2010, Lance Armstrong will compete for Team RadioShack as a cyclist, runner and triathlete in events around the world, including the 2010 Tour de France.

Click here to read the rest of the article.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Myth Busting: More Protein Does NOT Mean Bigger Muscles!
by Sabrina Zaslov MS, RD, CDE
July 20, 2009

For decades, there’s been a myth that adding tons of protein to your diet can result in bigger muscles. The truth is that exercise builds muscle. Protein helps – but only in appropriate amounts as part of a balanced diet. Regular exercise does increase the body’s need for protein, which helps fuel muscle growth and recovery. Consuming adequate calories, especially carbohydrates, can give the body the tools it needs for optimal muscle growth and recovery. Without these necessary calories and carbohydrates, the body will be forced to use a significant amount of protein for energy – making it hard, if not impossible, to improve musculature and strength. This is a main reason why a high- protein, low-carb diet is not recommended, particularly for those who exercise regularly.

Click here to read the rest of the article.

HT AmateurEndurance.com for the article.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

I love reading the blog, The Science of Sport, it is two professors who use their blog to make sports science writings/research more understandable to the common folk. They do a great job and are almost as awesome as Brazelton and I.

The point is they recently looked at the power output of the new tour champion:

Tour de France 2009: Contador VO2max

Read the rest here… to see if he is legit!