Author Archives: Phil Elsasser

About Phil Elsasser

Phil is a recent graduate from Western Washington University and a Bellingham resident. He is a category 1 road cyclist who is currently riding for Hagens Berman Elite Cycling Team based out of Seattle and hopes to join the pro ranks within the next couple of years. He has traveled to many of the biggest races across the US and is the current DII Collegiate National Criterium Champion. For the last four years he raced for the WWU Cycling team and was the president of the team in 2008. He has developed many new riders on that team and really enjoys getting people involved in the sport at any level. Mainly, just seeing people going faster than they could before is what he really enjoys. He currently works at Fairhaven Fitness as a personal trainer when he isn’t racing or training. In addition to his personal training certification through IFA he is also a Level 3 certified cycling coach through USA Cycling. To inquire about services please email Paelsasser1@gmail.com

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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