Xterra World's Report

So, I had some grand plans of writing a daily blog leading up to and including the events of the Xterra World Championships in Maui....that didn't happen. I found a way to keep myself so busy and exhausted on my vacation/race week to Maui that this is my first post, one week later. And one week later I have still not unpacked my bags from the trip, they are by the door where I left them, so this one will be short. The race was not so hot, that is just an expression because it was really hot! The legs just did not have what it takes to handle the bike and run climbs on the slopes of Haleakala this year. The rest of the trip was great. We hosted a pre-Halloween party at our hotel room, saw turtles and tropical fish, ordered cheeseburgers at the pool bar, and I cheered on my sister and wife in a 10k running race. Plus, I get another chance to end the racing season on a positive note. I was invited to Brazil to race in an off-road duathlon at the end of the month. The link is here. If anyone can read Portuguese let me know what the course is like. Thanks, and it looks like I have just enough time left to unpack my bags and then pack for Brazil.

TARGETRAINING Iron Member!

We have some seriously dedicated members here at TARGETRAINING, but Chris Kinney gets the Iron Member Award.
He came 305 times over the course of the past year in preparation for his Xterra and Triathlon season.
Way to go Chris!

Sunday Aldrich Destination Ride

Sunday 9:00AM Depart from TARGETRAINING
33 miles 2,245 feet of climbing

Sunday "Aldrich Museum Destination Ride"

Come join us this Sunday for a fall foliage ride to Ridgefield CT and back leaving TARGETRAINING at 9:00AM. We will be cycling to the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum where we will be given a private tour of the "Bike Rides: The Exhibition", have a light snack and then ride back to TARGETRAINING.

TARGETRAINING clients that do not wish to ride to Ridgefield, may meet us at the museum for the tour between 10:30 and 11:00AM. If it rains on Sunday and are unable to ride to museum, we will still be carpooling to Ridgefield for the exhibit tour leaving TARGETRAINING at 10AM.

What's that new trainer?

Evolution is a wonderful thing when it comes to technology. If engineers can improve a product to make our lives easier I am all for it. This is the case of the new Tacx trainer dubbed Bushido. The Bushido is the next generation of ergometer that is completely electronic while also being completely wireless. No cords to plug into the wall or into the computer. The unit generates its own power and converses via ANT to the control head and to your laptop. Cadence is even wireless, meaning there is no sensor to install on your bike! Simply, place your bike into the trainer, clamp it down, hop on and start riding. It's that easy.

Currently the unit is only available as a stand alone unit, meaning it can't connect to your laptop. However, good things come to those who wait and the wireless ANT stick is on the way. The exciting part of the system is the the integration with current Tacx software and Real Life DVD's. Want to find out more? You can go to a microsite for Tacx here and find out a bit more or stop by the store, you can even try it out! Cyclingnews.com did a review of the Bushido and you can read that one Here

Ciao

Muzzin