Author Archives: Phil Elsasser
Post Race Recovery
Recently with the start of the racing season I have had a lot of clients looking for some help with post race recovery and trying to maximize the short time between Saturday and Sunday when racing both days of a weekend, or maybe even … Continue reading
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What Goes Into Your Race Bag?
What goes in the race bag? By: Brian Ecker Living and racing bikes in the Northwest means you really need to be prepared for all kinds of conditions. Often times getting everything ready for a race is one big rush … Continue reading
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Answering The Age Old Question: How long should my “long” rides be?
As coaches we often get asked some seemingly simple questions from many people and often have a hard time giving a straight answer. Most people expect a short simple answer. Something along the lines of “oh, they should be the … Continue reading
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HCCS is now a sponsor of the Fanatik Cycling Team
We are proud to announce that in the 2011 season we will be working with several athletes from the Fanatik Bike Co Racing Team, a USAC Cycling Team based of Bellingham, WA operated under Shuskan Velo Club. We look … Continue reading
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HCC Athlete Report: Connie Clement
Everyone remember Connie’s first appearance on our blog here or her update here. Well she has sent us some more feedback after her successful race at the Danskin Triathlon. This is what she had to say about her race and … Continue reading
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Feedback from our 8 and 8 program!
So early this year we released a new program aimed at recreational level atheletes who were looking for some guidance in achieving an event based goal. To get the word out there we offered up one of these packages to … Continue reading
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Touf of Utah: TT and Crit
The TT stage was a bit off the grid so to speak and on the drive out there everyone in the team van was certainly a bit curious as to why the race organizer had us driving a ways out … Continue reading
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Tour of Utah: Part 2
The third day of the race was a long flat run in to one of the longest climbs I have ever done, ending at ~9,300 ft Mt. Nebo is long, steep, and exposed. I think most everyone who started the … Continue reading
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Tour of Utah: America’s Toughest Stage Race
Well the mental stage race fog has cleared slightly and now I can try and share a bit of the amazing race that is The Tour Of Utah. This race certainly lived up to it’s billing with a short technical … Continue reading
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HCC Athlete Feature: Connie Clement
We have another update from Connie as she preps for the Danskin Triathlon. Check it out! 1) Almost 5 weeks of focused training under your belt now. How are you feeling? I’m definitely feeling stronger and more capable. I enjoy … Continue reading
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