From the monthly archives:

April 2009

That Extra Little Bit

by Arlyn on April 29, 2009

How much do you have to give? I’ve often wondered exactly where my personal boundaries are, now I know. Here’s how you can find out too:
Author’s note: I’m no doctor or sports trainer, but I have a distinct feeling it’s possible to kill yourself doing this so please be careful.
Step 1 – Choose a [...]

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The Descenders’ Alpine Challenge

by Arlyn on April 26, 2009

At the 2009 Alpine Challenge, Arlyn get a lot of help from Mike – his Captain on the road. The Mighty Descenders work together to take 8 of the top 20 places including first and third.

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How Could You Quit?

by Arlyn on April 20, 2009

Arlyn is not exactly sure when he quit the Julian Death March, only that he did.

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Hey Speedplay,

by Arlyn on April 14, 2009

Arlyn gives up on his Speedplay Frogs. Here’s the letter he wrote to Speedplay about his experience.

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I dig Twitter

by Arlyn on April 12, 2009

Arlyn digs Twitter, but maybe not why you think.

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Who do you love more?

by Arlyn on April 10, 2009

Last weekend, Mark, Andy and I rode the Fages Monument Loop near Cuyamaca. Actually, we did it combined with the Cuyamaca Grand Loop and it was totally hard and epic. Six hours on a mountain bike with 7,000 feet of climbing – zowie! One exciting moment was when I crashed in a [...]

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The Coached Athlete

by Arlyn on April 8, 2009

I have been working with Coach Colin from CTS for a month now and I’m starting to understand why this was such a great idea.

How it works
Working with Coach Colin is super easy. He publishes my workout schedule for the next 2-3 weeks online. My job is to perform each workout to spec and [...]

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