3 reasons to purchase Wooden Bike Coffee

1. It supports Rwandan farmers and the economic development of an impoverished nation.
2. 10% of your purchase helps fund Project Rwanda.
3. It’s the best coffee in the world! From the volcanic hills of Rwanda grows the prestigious heirloom “bourbon” varieties of Coffee Arabica, in short, the flavor is amazing.

The coffee is the best, I’ve been drinking it for years. The funds ALL go to a cause I really care about.

More info at: http://woodenbikecoffee.com/store/specialty-coffee

Don’t forget about the 50 Mile Ride coming up on April 30, 2011. This ride also benefits Project Rwanda.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

2011 Xterra Off Road Triathlon Race Series Schedule is now live.

Date Race Location
3/12 XTERRA Saipan Championship Northern Marianas
3/26 XTERRA Guam Piti, Guam
3/27 XTERRA REAL Granite Bay, CA
4/3 XTERRA Camp Eagle Rocksprings, TX
4/10 XTERRA West Championship Lake Las Vegas, NV
4/17 XTERRA South Central Championship Waco, TX
4/30 XTERRA Fort Yargo Winder, GA
4/30 XTERRA Degray Lake Arkadelphia, AR
5/1 XTERRA Jersey Devil New Jersey
5/14 XTERRA EPIC – Rustman Ruston, LA
5/14 XTERRA Moab Moab, UT
5/15 XTERRA Gator Terra Ruston, LA
5/15 XTERRA King of the Hill Lebanon, NJ
5/22 XTERRA Southeast Championship Pelham, AL
5/22 XTERRA Last Stand Augusta, MI
5/29 XTERRA Smith Lake Fort Bragg, NC
6/4 XTERRA Four Corners Farmington, NM
6/4 XTERRA Scales Lake Boonville, IN
6/4 XTERRA Tsali Bryson City, NC
6/5 XTERRA Deuces Wild Show Low, AZ
6/11 XTERRA Eureka Springs Eureka Springs, AR
6/12 XTERRA East Championship Richmond, VA
6/18 XTERRA Solstice La Grande, OR
6/19 XTERRA Torn Shirt Brighton, MI
6/19 XTERRA Lock 4 Blast Gallatin, TN
6/19 XTERRA Muleshoe Spicewood, TX
6/25 XTERRA Tahoe City Tahoe City, CA
6/25 XTERRA Pipestem Creek Jamestown, ND
6/25 XTERRA Dawg Dayz North Little Rock, AR
7/10 XTERRA Whitewater Charlotte, NC
7/10 XTERRA O.N.E. Ravenna, OH
7/10 XTERRA EX2 Flintstone, MD
7/10 XTERRA Vashon Island Vashon Island, WA
7/16 XTERRA Hammerman Anchorage, AK
7/17 XTERRA Sky High Grafton, NY
7/16 XTERRA Mountain Championship Beaver Creek, CO
7/23 XTERRA DINO Versailles Versailles, IN
7/24 XTERRA Wild Horse Creek Bozeman, MT
7/24 XTERRA Dirty Grizzly Macungie, PA
7/24 XTERRA First Coast Jacksonville, FL
7/30 XTERRA Panther Creek Morristown, TN
7/31 XTERRA Sugar Bottom North Liberty, IA
7/31 XTERRA Race at the Rez Essex, VT
7/31 XTERRA Forest Drive Aberdeen, SD
8/6 XTERRA Indian Peaks Nederland, CO
8/7 XTERRA Appalachia Indiana, PA
8/7 XTERRA Iron Will Jonesboro, AR
8/7 XTERRA Black Diamond Black Diamond, WA
8/7 XTERRA Snow Valley Running Springs, CA
8/7 XTERRA STOAKED Hanover, NH
8/13 XTERRA DINO Logansport Logansport, IN
8/13 XTERRA B.O.L.T. Raymond, NE
8/13 XTERRA Portland Forest Grove, OR
8/20 XTERRA Illinois Wilds Hanna City, IL
8/21 XTERRA Wild Ride McCall, ID
8/21 XTERRA Charlottesville Charlottesville, VA
8/27 XTERRA Lory Bellvue, CO
8/27 XTERRA Lake Tahoe Incline Village, NV
9/24 XTERRA USA Championship Ogden/Snowbasin, UT

More info at www.xterraplanet.com

Quit the schedule they’ve put together. I’m hoping to race a few this season. They have a few CO races that may work very well into my overall training schedule. They are bold above.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Carter (my 4 year old) had a Christmas performance today at his pre-school. After the performance, the director, Michelle, got up and said they had a last minute surprise solo added to the performance. Carter had asked 5 minutes before the show if he could sing.

Carter is the man! I’m soooooo proud of him…

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Should I keep my mountain beard? Yes or no?

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Local Fort Collins cyclist, triathlete and Doctor, Jason Barker has started a website called NaturalAthleteClinic.com. Jason is an expert in natural sports medicine. He specializes in providing unique, proven solutions for athletes that want more than just ibuprofen for their sports and performance-related health issues. He provides relevant, scientific information about how you can improve your overall health and athletic performance.

I’m excited about this site and what it can do to help inform athletes about alternative solutions for taking care of themselves. Jason is all about prevention and wellness, rather than medicating symptoms with drugs that really don’t heal or treat the original cause. Jason is BRILLIANT in sports medicine and has become a good buddy of mine. I trust him a ton.

Check out the site at: www.naturalathleteclinic.com

The Question and Answer section: www.naturalathleteclinic.com/q-and-a

Dig around and learn a little,

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Emergent Fitness posted an exceptional article on weight loss today on their site…

Why You Can’t Lose Weight
Ever wondered why your not losing weight…

1. Poor relationship with food.
2. Poor nutrition.
3. Wrong exercise.
4. You are doing way too much cardio.
5. You are cutting calories or skipping meals.
6. Poor attitude and/or stinkin’ thinkin’.
7. Lack of Quiet Time.
8. Adrenal fatigue.
9. Thyroid Dysfunction.
10. Hormonal Imbalances.
11. Poor Detoxification Capacity.
12. Poor Sleep.
13. You have no purpose.
14. You make poor choices.

Click here to read the entire article.

The article goes into detail for each of the 14 points. I think it’s a great read.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

Jobe just sent me a few pics of our hike on Longs Peak in August of this year.

Longs Peak = 14,259 ft

The entire hike took Jobe and I just under 8 hours. We left at 2am and were eating Taco Bell in Estes Park by 2pm. Fun day. We even ran the first few miles in the pitch black with our crappy head lights.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

A fun photo from one of last week’s CrossFit workouts at EmerFit:
- Team row of 4000 meters
- Each team member could not row more than 500 meters at one time
- While resting the team member had to hold the 32kg Kettle Bell (70.4 lbs)
- If you dropped the kettle bell each team member had to do 5 burpees (Jobe and I held on tight)

Jobe (buddy from work) and I teamed up to knock this out. I think our time was 15:00 something. The rest time was almost as hard as the rowing. The weight of the kettle bell was dragging you down so you could never get air back in your lungs. I have a love/hate relationship with the row.

It was brutal and I gladly ate thousands of Thanksgiving calories as a way to repay myself for the hard work.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

50 Mile Ride Five
Staging and post-ride party at Cook’s Corner
April 30, 2011
More info at: http://50mr.com

Five years ago my good buddy Doug Grant started a fundraiser mountain bike ride in Orange County to benefit a non-profit called Project Rwanda founded by mountain bike legend Tom Ritchey.

Project Rwanda is committed to furthering the economic development of Rwanda through initiatives based on the bicycle as a tool and symbol of hope. Their goal is to use the bike to help boost the Rwandan economy as well as re-brand Rwanda as a beautiful and safe place to do business and visit freely.

In the last 4 years, the 50 Mile Ride has raised over $150,000 dollars for Project Rwanda.

If you can ride, go ride, if you can donate, please donate! This event is changing lives.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

My buddy Tony has recently discovered that he love’s riding bikes and is documenting it on his new blog Joe To Pro Cycling. He’s a lot like me, a husband, a father an employee and a bike rider. The site is fun…

More info at:
http://joetoprocycling.com
http://www.facebook.com/JoeToProCycling

Here’s to being a weekend warrior!

Andy B
outsideallday.com

This is pretty cool.

HT www.boingboing.net for the video.

Andy B
outsideallday.com

2010 highlights include…

Julie’s first Half Iroman
Julie’s first Marathon
Carter learning to swim and scuba dive
Carter learning to ski in Winter Park
Highlights of the Leadville Trail Marathon and the Steamboat 50
Lot’s of cyclocross for me
Getting destroyed at Emergent Fitness week in and week out
Family adventures in Fort Collins
Sheek racing at the USGP

Fun stuff!

Andy B
outsideallday.com

2010 was a fun year to spend outside. Below is a quick list of things I’m thankful for in relation to the time I spend outside.

1. A loving God that created the outdoors. Fort Collins is beautiful.

2. A wife that allows me to train for crazy things. Her support was beyond what could have been expected and showed her love me in many ways.

3. Discovering CrossFit and more importantly a community of trainers (Brad, Jeff, Chris and John) and athletes at Emergent Fitness. Emergent Fitness has changed my life.

4. Mike Porter, Dave Sheek, Brandon Groza and Craig Demartino for challenging me to do things I didn’t think I could do.

5. The Velo-One Cyclocross Team for a super fun cross season. I was slow, but it was still fun.

6. Greg Sellers at Motor Tabs for creating and being the best hydration product on the planet.

7. The Brooks Cascadia trail running shoe for getting me thru my first Ultra Marathon.

8. Rich and Dave from Fluid Recovery from their generosity and creation of an exceptional product.

9. The Paleo diet and The Whole 9 eating plan for giving me the tools required to lose 25 pounds. Thanks for all of the advice Brad and Jeff.

If you’re my buddy, you know why I train. I train to be healthy and to show my kids what competition (winning and losing) and a fun life spent outdoors looks like. In 2010 I was able to decrease my cholesterol levels by over 40 points, putting me into a zone that my Doctor now says is healthy. That was hard but worth it. 2010 was a really good year. Looking forward to many more adventures in 2011.

Andy B
outsideallday.com