Matt McNamara's Blog (6)

I live with cycling at the center of my life. Like most here, I’m fortunate that it can take such a prominent role in our lives. We rise to ride, sleep to recover and push ourselves to excel, but there is more. This past June I had the chance to work with a group of active and retired, able and disabled military on a new project called Vet Expeditions (VET-Ex). The goal of the program is to invite a group of veterans to train for a summit bid on California’s 14,162 foot Mt Shasta. My job was to… Continue

Hi Everyone -

just a couple of updates on our CX Webinar on August 13th:

- We've added a drawing for all registered participants. Many thanks to our sponsors: TRP Brakes, Fluid Recovery Drink and Challenge Tires for kicking down some FREE STUFF!

- Working on a few special guests for the event, details soon!

- The webinar is 60-minutes and starts at 11:00a. It will be available in an archived version afterwards, but without the free stuff!

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Hello 'Crossers -

I'm very pleased to announce that I will be presenting a 'Cross webinar - Training and Racing Cyclocross - on August 13th at 11:00am Pacific Time, via the great folks at Performance Webinars. This is the same presentation I gave last year at CX Nationals in Bend, OR. The webinar is 60-minutes of jam packed information, power file analysis, theory and application! Perfect for those preparing their training program (and early enough to make a REAL difference in…

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Hi Everyone -



Sterling Sports Group (www.sterlingwins.com) is recruiting riders for our 2010 CX Program. All the details are not yet finalized, and we'll have a 'formal' announcement soon, but I wanted to let everyone know that we are looking for riders and we've got a great program for 2010 including:



- CX Specific Training Program starting July 1st

- Complimentary fist kit, great deals on subsequent kits

- Great…

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This week Interval Training Strategies 2.0 - POWER! - March 5th, 12:00 - 1:00pm PDT

Power based training is widely seen as the Gold standard in performance coaching. The true efficacy of power based training is most evident when used in interval training, but it is also rife with potential problems. When should you do intervals, how far apart, what systems to target day to day in your training? This webinar will delve into the science and structure behind power based interval…

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This is for all those headed to Bend for Nationals....



I rented a sweet house with some available beds/rooms for the week of the races (wed - sun). The house is located about 2 miles from the race venue, is over 2500 square feet and includes: Outdoor rock gas fireplace in private patio area, large kitchen for entertaining and cooking at your leisure, large eating bar and formal dining room, wine chiller, comfortable beds and linens, plush towels, Jacuzzi tub in master, full DVD… Continue