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Lets Talk Compression

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Training for an endurance event often requires workouts on consecutive days or even within one day. During peak training periods you may find yourself having a difficult time recovering between subsequent training sessions, which in turn decreases their quality. I found this to be the case when my triathlon training schedule required me to do back to back long runs and rides. Often times I would head out for a run after a long ride and my legs felt like [...]
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Ride Food :: Allen Lim’s Rice Cakes

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Do me a favor…pick up one of your go-to energy bars for bike rides or other endurance activities and read the ingredient label. With a few exceptions, I can guess three things about your bar (1) it contains some ingredients that you cannot pronounce or are unfamiliar with (2) it contains some sort of ingredient derived from soy or corn (3) it gives you a stomach ache. When we spend so much time benefitting our health on our bikes, why [...]
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Girl Gear :: Louis Garneau CFS-300 Road Shoes

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If you have ever experienced the road cycling community in Boulder, CO, you understand the importance of slick kit designs, minimizing equipment weight, coordinating from head to toe, and having the latest technology.  The Louis Garneau CFS-300 road cycling shoe fits right in. The shoe features a 100% thermo moldable design that can be done over many times using your household oven; making them suitable for almost every foot. The instructions for thermo molding come conveniently on the included carrying [...]
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Healthy Recipes :: Chicken Fajitas

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My fiance and I recently went on a back country ski trip to a hut in central Colorado with a group of 4 other friends.  We were tasked with making dinner one night for everyone. When we were deciding what to make we knew we wanted something portable, somewhat light for the 6 mile skin in, with minimal waste, and flavorful–of course. We went with chicken fajitas for a crowd! Chicken Fajitas (Serves 8 hungry athletes) 4 pounds chicken breast [...]
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Healthy Recipes :: Spanish Quinoa

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My inspiration for this recipe came from the desire to recreate the Spanish rice dish from my favorite restaurant with an extra nutritional punch. Trading up the white rice for quinoa for additional protein, this recipe is well suited for vegetarians as a main dish. While quinoa is commonly considered a “whole grain” it is actually a seed that is a relative of leafy green vegetables like spinach. Quinoa not only offers a higher protein content than grains such as [...]
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