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2022-01-06 Could Cardiologists be Endangering Patients by Pushing Blood Pressure Meds?

2022-01-01 Cardiac Stress Test Echocardiogram up to Max Heart Rate, with a Surgical Mask

2021-12-19 A Breakthrough Training Day, Followed by an ER Visit for Chest Pain

2021-10-27 Sebastian Rushworth MD: “Is intense exercise bad for your heart?” (a critique)

2021-07-27 Trying to Break Through Long-Haul COVID

2020-11-04 Long-Haul COVID: WSJ — Doctors Begin to Crack Covid’s Mysterious Long-Term Effects

2019-02-12 Resting Heart Rate — Bradycardia

2018-07-21 2018 Death Ride report updated with an analysis of the effort: power in watts, heart rate, elevation, time, temperature

2018-02-24 2018 Double Century #1: Camino Real Double Century in Irvine, CA

2018-02-08 My Most Incredible Ride In Years

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2023-09-28 Apple Watch: Cannot Deliver the Most Basic Functionality, returning it

2023-09-23 Apple Watch: Validity of Exercise Metrics and Usability, an Extreme Endurance Cyclists’s Perspective

2023-09-19 Delivering Soon: Apple Watch Ultra 2: Dilettante Device or Rapid Refund?

Concussion / Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Recovering from a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) AKA concussion, a personal experience report..

1. Concussion: Post-Crash Recovery Phase 4, Getting Close to Normal

Everest Challenge 2-Day Stage Race 2012 / 2013

The most challenging cycling road race in the USA?.

1. Everest Challenge Training Diary

Double Centuries, Centuries and Similar

Some great and not so great miles..

1. Death Valley Double Century
2. Solvang Spring Double Century
3. Joshua Tree Double Century

Bike Fit

Proper fits means higher power, greater endurance and comfort, and lower risk of injury..

1. 3DBikeFit.com — Power Output (Wattage) with Bike Fit Changes

Fast Ascents/Climbs With Lower Total Weight

Focusing on bike weight alone is often not the most cost effective way to cut weight..

1. Case Study: Limitations of Predicting Ascent Time

Training and Recovery and Illness

Tips on avoiding problems..

1. Training: Morning Resting Heart Rate (MRHR)
2. Recovering From Illness While Training
3. Case Study: Burning 16926 Calories in 7 Days to Drop 4+ Pounds of Fat
4. Overtraining
5. Why a Power Meter is so much Better than Heart Rate Alone
6. Using a Heart Rate Monitor
7. Training Using Heart Rate
8. Determining Your Maximum Heart Rate
9. Heart Rate Drift

Workouts

Analysis of various workouts..

1. Endurance Workout with Power Analysis
2. Training Using Repeated Climbs (7 Ascents of Old La Honda)
3. Lactate Threshold Workout with Power Analysis (Kings Mtn)
4. Multi-Climb Workout (Spring 2014)
5. Raising Lactate Threshold in Early Season
6. Solvang Spring Double Century Analysis
7. A Near Maximal Ascent of Old La Honda Road
8. Personal Best (Black Mtn Singletrack)
9. A Hard Ascent of Tunitas Creek
10. Personal Best (Tunitas Creek)

2011/2012 Look 695 SR Carbon Fiber Road Racing Bike

Precise handling, superb stiffness, reasonable comfort..

1. 2011/2012 Look 695 SR — Power Meter Options

Training With a Power Meter

Tips on using a power meter for training and racing and events..

1. Gauging Fitness with a Power Meter

SRM Power/Watt Meter and SRM Power Control 7

The watt meter used by the pros..

1. 12 Ways To Make the SRM Graphing Better
2. Bugs in SRM Hardware or Software

Various Gear

Biking related items for fun or safety or performance..

1. Garmin Edge 500 GPS-Enabled Cycling Computer

Blog posts

2022

2022-01-06 Could Cardiologists be Endangering Patients by Pushing Blood Pressure Meds?

2022-01-01 Cardiac Stress Test Echocardiogram up to Max Heart Rate, with a Surgical Mask

2021

2021-12-19 A Breakthrough Training Day, Followed by an ER Visit for Chest Pain

2021-10-27 Sebastian Rushworth MD: “Is intense exercise bad for your heart?” (a critique)

2021-07-27 Trying to Break Through Long-Haul COVID

2020

2020-11-04 Long-Haul COVID: WSJ — Doctors Begin to Crack Covid’s Mysterious Long-Term Effects

2019

2019-02-12 Resting Heart Rate — Bradycardia

2018

2018-07-21 2018 Death Ride report updated with an analysis of the effort: power in watts, heart rate, elevation, time, temperature

2018-02-24 2018 Double Century #1: Camino Real Double Century in Irvine, CA

2018-02-08 My Most Incredible Ride In Years

2016

2016-09-24 Heart Damage from Excessive Endurance Training?

2015

2015-04-10 Training: Repeats with Consistent Power, Heart Rate, Time

2015-03-22 Three Double Centuries, a Week Apart

2015-02-18 Training and Fitness: Why and How to Track Morning Resting Heart Rate (MRHR)

2014

2014-02-21 The 'Breakout Day'

2014-01-17 Winter Drought Makes for July Riding in January

2012

2012-12-16 Thoughts on Higher Power / Wattage and Physiological Demands

2012-10-04 Everest Challenge 2012 Power Data

2012-03-09 Analyzing Power Output During the Death Valley Double Century

2012-02-20 Lactate Threshold Workout with Power and Heart Rate Analysis

2011

2011-09-12 Backing Off Training Can Bump Up Performance by Allowing Recovery

2011-09-05 Cross-training For Improved Strength and Fitness, and to Avoid Boredom: Road and MTB

2011-08-28 Reader Suggests Cross Training for Breaking Through Weight Loss Resistance

2011-08-22 Power, Heart Rate, Fueling, Recovery For a 5-Hour Training Ride

2011-06-27 Training Using Repeated Climbs In One Workout Session

2011-05-29 Just About Over an Unpleasant Respiratory Infection— Thoughts on Training

2011-05-13 Training Weight Loss Tips

2011-04-26 Thoughts on Power to Weight, and Cycling Comfort, Perceived Effort

2011-04-01 Training Progress For Everest Challenge 2-Day Stage Race

2011-03-25 Gauging Training Levels Years Later from Prior Year Training Records

2011-03-14 Training In Hot Conditions, Heart Rate Monitors and Max Heart Rate

2011-02-10 Training progress for the Everest Challenge

2006

2006-08-02 Ergomo Pro power meter