- Last Sunday, I had an opportunity to ride on the John Peckham memorial ride. John Peckham was a Category 2 rider from Mountain View, CA who was senselessly killed by a drunk driver going nearly 80 mph on a very narrow road in Palo Alto.
It was a ride I’ll never forget. It was a symbolic ride and this shows how much we cherish our fellow riders. Some photos are at this http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?p=783272#poststop site
- I’ve been reviewing Doug Northcott’s SRM data for the past 2 years. The amount of power he is putting out there is truly impressive! It’s almost 2,000 watts and I think all he needs is to ramp up the watts slightly but focus on the weight loss during the winter season. If he achieves the latter goal, he’s going to be a track racer to watch for 2007. More details will be coming soon.
- The itinerary page has been updated with some fascinating topics to be introduced during the week. There’s a lot of training tips that will be provided to the cyclists during the week that could prove to be very useful when you decide to take the self-coaching route. Here’s an example, the performance chart manager in the Cyclingpeaks software has 3 different factors which may lead to the accurate peak (approximately 6 weeks). Once when you are able to figure out the peak, you can plan your training schedule and periods accordingly. So, paying for a coach or go to Santa Barbara (have a vacation, cycle, drink wine, get all the information) for the same cost? Easy choice, right? 
