Tag Archives: biking

The mystery behind the broken toe ….

Posted on August 29, 2013 by tswitala

Yesterday I finally went to the Doctor. I took an appointment at the Rosebank Center for Sport Medicine and Orthopedics. What a great place. Physios running around and lots of Sport Memorabilia hanging of the wall. I felt at home. … Continue reading →

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Building up the TSS

Posted on June 10, 2013 by tswitala

I am using TrainingPeaks for the last year. What an awesome tool!!!! Especially the TSS scoring. For the 1st couple of months I did not pay much attention to it. Then I saw in the Performance Dashboard the results and … Continue reading →

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The counting hamster

Posted on April 23, 2013 by tswitala

This weekend I did an educational brick training session on Sunday. It started off the week before with a major plan to clock 180k on Saturday But then Saturday arrived and so did the rain. A quick change of plan … Continue reading →

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A must have book

Posted on August 13, 2012 by tswitala

Today my new book arrived. This is one of the best books for maintaining a bike. Very simple to understand, lots of common sense and well illustrated. Saw it on the bookshelf of another athlete and within minutes was able … Continue reading →

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The Tri-Tan

Posted on August 12, 2012 by tswitala

The Tri-Tan

So it looks like a Tri-tan with 2 visible tan lines. This happens if you have variable length cycling shorts.

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Training weekend Linz – definitely a recommendation

Posted on August 9, 2012 by tswitala

Last weekend 3 – 5 August I had my first training weekend together with some other athletes in Linz and I can definitely recommend it. It was not organized professionally but more a bunch of friends getting together to ride … Continue reading →

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The 76-78 sweetspot

Posted on July 25, 2012 by tswitala

I bought a Garmin GSC10 cadence meter. It synced with my Timex Global Trainer flawless-ly. I only had to set the wheelsize, which I forgot on the 1st ride out and luckily the speed indicator was so horrible, that I … Continue reading →

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Chasing the storm or visa versa

Posted on July 5, 2012 by tswitala

The clouds where thick in the sky as I left the office. Today is a brick day and I needed to work in both bike and run. I decided to keep it short on the bike. I powered up on … Continue reading →

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