Wine Tasting at TARGETRAINING's Tri&Cycle

Join us after the Wednesday night group ride as host, Jordan Ross, starts with a refreshing glass of sparkling wine. Jordan (www.JordanOnWine.com) will lead a fun and educational seminar: Demystifying Wine: Investigating our Senses and Psychology.

All proceeds go towards TARGETRAINING's two man team doing the Pan Mass Challenge ride in August. You can visit www.pmc.org for event details. This is a major cancer research fund raiser and one of the largest such events via cycling in the world. Spots can be reserved for a donation of $150. For more details and to reserve your place please contact, Eneas Freyre: Eneas@TARGETRAINING.com or 203-227-6177

A freelance writer and photojournalist, Jordan Ross has been published in Wine Spectator, Wines & Vines, Global Vintage Quarterly and Practical Winery & Vineyard. Jordan has published articles on topics such as oak barrels, fining & filtration, wild yeast, the relationship between vineyard yield and wine quality, cork, and others. He is also a TARGETRAINING client who has improved considerably as a cyclist. Jordan's wine tastings are a delight for the senses as well as a joyful way to recover/get ready for your next training session.

Open Water 1 Mile National Championships

Due to injury (stress fracture) I was unable to join the team at the Health Net tri last Saturday. So, I decided to compete in the U.S. Masters Swimming 1 Mile National Championships which were held in beautiful Madison, CT instead.
The race was tough. No wetsuits allowed - the water was a chilly 63 degrees and the course turned out to be more like 1.5 miles. For me, it was actually a more difficult swim course than Alcatraz.
The race went well and I was in the lead pack of women under 44 for the first 10 min or so, then we all dispersed as we caught the stragglers in the men's 45+ wave. The buoys were hard to sight and I think I got a little off course on the way back in -plus I kept thinking to myself "shouldn't I be done by now".
Since I qualified as a disabled swimmer (still wearing a walking cast and not allowed to walk/run) my dad was allowed to run my chip from the waters edge up to the finish line about 20 ft away. There was another girl just behind me and during the tag team exchange she caught up and passed me. My dad must have channeled his sprinting ability (ran track at Yale) because he was able to pass her at the finish (he's 64). I sat in the water laughing my ass off at the spectacle :)
I ended up with a 1st place finish in the 25-29 AG.

Above is a pic of me and my friend Nikki Dryden (1992 and 1996 Canadian Olympic team member) who also competed in the race. As you can see she is really tall!

Sherwood Island long course distance

For those that have been curious as to the distance of the large loop at Sherwood Island, it is .9 miles or 1.45kilometers as measured by a Powertap wheel.

So if you were wondering why you have had some fast 1mile splits, well there you go. But you can be assured that we will add that 10th of a mile to the next brick/run session at Sherwood.

Long bike ride prep series. 225 mile in 3 rides. Starts July 5th. Get ready for the "Cancer Challenges"

Join TARGETRAINING to prepare for the Connecticut Challenge and the Pan Mass Challenge. 3 bicycle rides, the next 3 Saturdays, 225 miles of riding.
Are you participating in the Connecticut Challenge or the Pan Mass Challenge? Then come join us for our TARGETRAINING build up for these charitable events.
Special 3 ride package for $120 plus tax. Or buy a TARGETRAINING 10 Pack (see below). Included for all TARGETRAINING endurance clients.
Contact Eneas@TARGETRAINING.com to sign up.
1. Begin Saturday July 5th with a 50 mile ride
2. Do 75 miles on July 12th
3. On July 19th, complete the 100 mile final preparation ride
All of these rides will be fully staffed with TARGETRAINING coaches and on the road nutrition to help you finish the day strong and motivated.
We will have several groups for each ride to accommodate various levels of fitness. These rides leave at 7 AM from TARGETRAINING starting Saturday July 5th.
Existing clients doing these rides: remember to take advantage of our weekly group rides and interval training sessions to build extra speed and power.

Finally the finale!

Saturday was the fifth and final stage of the Tour of Ohio. So far the race has been extremely exciting in the way the race was promoted and how the Inferno team has been dominating and how great the weather has been all week. All of that was about to change.

The stage was set to be about 50 miles of a circuit race right here in Granville, OH. A stretch out to the farms, 4 times around a 7 mile circuit with two points sprints, the run in to town and then 10 laps of a 1+ mile circuit around the college with paver hills, sharp corners and slick newly painted pavement.

The stage started with the announcement that there were no bathrooms again and severe thunderstorm warnings. How bad could that be? It is the mid west and I dont think thunderstorms mean anything, right?

Well, the first raindrops began to fall as a Kenda rider attacked from the gun.Our own tired cat 3 rider Josh Jamner covered it like a pro. The pair quickly build a lead and Lee Rosenthal bridged up. Two. A few miles later up came No Nickname Nate. Three. Then, as Inferno was in panic and tried to cover the move, up comes Adam Bomb. Four. Very nice.

As my faithful readers may remember, Inferno has been somewhat difficult to deal with all week. They were both leading the points race and upsetting Justin Lindine. Not good. At the criterium, Justin was attacking the points sprints to steal them out of spite and now was in 3rd place in that competition. So, when Inferno sent their green jersey up to score on the breakaway, TARGETRAINING would have nothing of it. Leero stole the first sprint and then da' Bomb and Nate totally pump-faked the world champion and went 1-3 on the second sprint. They were going crazy.

In the breakaway Nate and Josh were drilling it as Lee covered moves and Adam totally messed with the Inferno guys. "what, you want to drift back and leave a gap, I can leave a gap too. Its all good. Oh, now you want to go fast, I can go fast! That's a nice bike, I got a nice bike too." Awesome. They were absolutely dumbfounded by the strength and tactics and started to chase from the field as the move dangled at only 30 seconds on this super fast course.

Right about now the storm kicks in. Lightning, thunder, hail stones and what I think is a funnel cloud start to hit the field. The race turns right into 40 mph cross winds. I am in the caravan and scream over the radio to protect Justin. All of a sudden, Ben, Will and Dave are at the front of the main field with the throttle wide open and slam the group into the wind. Imagine Team CSC but when they are actually fast and working together!. There are three splits in the field and we have all 4 of our riders in the front group and another four in the breakaway. Super sweet.

As the storm got worse, I thought that maybe the promoter would cancel the race when we get back into town so I radio up to the breakaway to make sure we are the first into the college circuit. Adam Bomb destroys the break with two other riders as the rain pours down onto the slick twisting mid west roads.

Meanwhile, back in the field, Ben, Will and Dave have kept Justin calm and covered. Ben is telling him to be patient. Good stuff. As the field gets into town, bang! they hammer the group and Justin hits the hill on the first series of college circuits. They are slippery and scary but Justin doesn't even bother with the small chain ring. He is gone. Justin Wolverine Lindine is off the front in a blinding thunderstorm going sideways through the corners. He coasts past the remnants of the breakaway and into the lead. Inferno is in full panic behind him as the yellow jersey is losing ground. This is incredible. The team has absolutely hammered the race to perfection!

Justin comes around the last and pumps his hands in his now signatory chicken dance salute. Victory. Holy crap! This is awesome. This kid absolutely rode the finale to perfection. As the rest of the team gathered around to congratulate him, all of the Inferno riders came over to say hello and offer "good job, well done". It looks like the team and its riders have finally arrived. They can work and score in this area and in other areas. They worked perfectly together and got better every day. Just fantastic.

Watching the race unfold and the team grow from the Volvo each day was just fantastic. Thank you so much.

The squad takes a few days off before heading to Cox Charities Criterium and Unionvale RR next week and then of course Fitchburg after that. We really appreciate all of your support and good thoughts!

Kyle WolfeManager, TARGETRAINING Racing Teams
www.targetraining.com