Tag Archives: training

Success!

By Nathan | May 3, 2009

I can now call myself a veteran of the 3 State 3 Mountain Challenge Century. This was an amazing ride, in far from optimal conditions, and I can’t wait for next year (how easy we forget the difficult parts).
Friday evening Rob Montgomery and I left Nashville in the pouring rain and headed southeast towards Chattanooga. [...]

Posted in Cycling | Also tagged 3 state 3 mountain, century, climbing, Cycling, mountain, rain | 11 Comments

Temporary Setback

By Nathan | April 13, 2009

I have this fairly involved training schedule set up for this spring to get me ready for some challenging century rides. It doesn’t allow for very many days off the bike, and since I have taken some days off, I try to get rides in during smaller parts of the day.
Case in point, last Thursday [...]

Posted in Cycling | Also tagged foot, injury | 2 Comments

Biting off more than you can chew

By Nathan | March 11, 2009

I may have done exactly this.
I can’t back out. Money has been paid. Registration forms filled out.
I signed up for the 3 State 3 Mountain Century in Chattanoooga on May 2nd. This ride covers 100 miles (hence the name Century) and crosses three mountains in the process.
There is something like 13,000 feet of climbing over [...]

Posted in Cycling | Also tagged 3 State 3 Mountain Century, Cycling | 6 Comments

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