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Greetings!
Now is a great time to set goals for 2012. Optimize Endurance Services can assist with the many facets of finding improvement in performance. In 2012 there is high probability that OES is partnered with an event you may have considered participating in. This newsletter is dedicated to the events OES is the 'Official Training Partner' for next year. Please look through this publication to link to further information as well as the websites of these Colorado Cycling Classics.      

 

In this newsletter:
  • Looking for that special gift? OES services make great giving. 
  • 2012 OES training sponsored events-Business is growing!  
  • Get started on the right path: article by Coach Adam    
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Structured Training 
Lactate Plus testing Kit

Riding and riding and riding but not getting faster?
Have you considered training instead of riding? Bear with me, as this may sound like a simple exercise in semantics but, once you understand the difference between the two you will be on your way to your best season yet. Riding is simply that, riding. It lacks focus, lacks structure, just two legs turning the pedals. Training, however, has a specific goal and purpose for each workout, each week, each month...[ read full article ]
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Gift Certificates!
Tis the season. Looking for a gift that for the endurance athlete in your family? All of the OES services, including coaching services and lactate threshold & resting metabolic rate testing. make great gifts. We can provide a certificate to present your special gift to the ones you care about. No need to go to the store as the purchase can all be done online. Contact Us! 
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2012 Rocky Mountain Endurance Series will be the spot for taking in long, epic Mountain Bike racing. With a motto of 'Long Live Long Rides and Nothing beats a Long Day in the Saddle' you can expect that the RME will deliver. OES has a general training plan built around the series with the B-100 as an 'A' race and a focus to prepare the user for great results come the final points day at Peaceful Valley on the 5th of August. OES General Training Plan information
Bailey Hundo Banner
2012 Bailey Hundo will be the 3rd installment for this 100 miler in the Buffalo Creek area. 'An Epic Race Making An Epic Difference' a charity race focused on raising money to make sure the future of cycling is bright! OES has general training plans built around the event to prepare the user for great results come the race date of June 16th 2012.  OES General Training Plan information
Triple Bypass Logo_2012 2012 Triple Bypass will be the 24th installment for this 120 miler and the second year for the Eastbound and Double Triple Routes. The slogan 'For Those Who Dare' refers to the 10K of climbing in a single day or the 20K in two days. OES has general training plans built around the event routes, Westbound/Eastbound/Double to prepare the user for great results on July 14/15th 2012. OES General Training Plan information
Elephant Rock_2012 2012 Elephant Rock is the 25th year for this Colorado Classic event. Four routes from 25 to 100 miles, this early season event is the official kick off of the summer cycling season. OES has general training plans built around the event routes to prepare the user for great results on June 3rd 2012. OES General Training Plan information
Copper Triangle_2012 2012 Copper Triangle in its 7th year, exemplifies cycling in the Colorado Rockies. With a scenic 78mile course and three spectacular passes it truly has become an alpine classic. OES has general training plans built around the event route to prepare the user for great results on August 4th 2012.
OES General Training Plan information
Denver Century Ride_20122012 Denver Century Ride is a whole new ride in its 3rd year. Boasting 5 courses from 1 to 100 miles all starting and ending at Stapleton Central Park. OES has general training plans built around the event routes to prepare the user for great results on June 17th 2012. OES General Training Plan information
Deer Creek Challenge logo 2012 Deer Creek Challenge. Billed as 'The Toughest Century ride in the United States' this 100mile course gains 12,000ft. OES has general training plans built around the event routes to prepare the user for great results on August 19th 2012.
OES General Training Plan information
Ride the Rockies 2012 Ride the Rockies. This will be the 27th year of the event and as always the route is secret until early February when the new website is launched and the lottery opens. OES will have general training plans built around the event routes to prepare the user for great results on June 10-16th 2012. OES General Training Plan information
CRMBT_2012
The 2012 Colorado Rockey Mountain Bicycle Tour is for the serious cyclist, the passionate cyclist. It is for you? This will be the 6th year of the event and as promised the route is designed for serious cyclists. CRMBT, again, is the most challenging bike tour in Colorado! OES has general training plans built around the event route to prepare the user for great results on August 4-11th 2012. OES General Training Plan information
Denver Triathlon
2012 Denver Triathlon will be the second edition of this urban setting for an Olympic and Sprint distance triathlon. June 9th is a kids duathlon event and the 10th is the bigger kids all taking place in downtown Denver. Registration is open now. OES has general training plans built around the event to prepare the user for great results on June 10th 2012. OES General Training Plan information
Quote of the Month

"The method is the same for you as it is for the pros. What is different is the workload."

~Michele Ferrari-Well know Italian cycling coach/helped Armstrong and USPS
 as well as Francesco Moser in the 1984 hour record.