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Greetings!

Happy New Year! We here at OES hope it was a nice, safe holiday season.

Resolutions, yep this is the time of the year for them. Make your event or race plans and get registered. By the end of February most of the events will be in full swing finalizing their entrant lists. Hope you get into the event you have planned 2012 around.  

Please forward this newsletter along to a friend that you know or ride with so they can familiarize themselves with Optimize Endurance Services...you know we're a good thing, now don't be stingy and spread the word;-)    

 

In this newsletter:
  • 2012 OES training sponsored events-Business is growing!  
  • Triple Bypass article by Coach Rob    
  • Add to your vocabulary-training word of the month
  • Winter/Spring training rides-Come join us!    
Please pass this along to your friends and family.
Enjoy!
Rock the Triple Bypass in 2012! Get schooled in a good way, get a coach 
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Triple Bypass 2012 will be doubled again. The Westbound/Eastbound and Double routes that brought this event up to a new level last year are back, so is Optimize Endurance Services with training plans to help you rock the Triple. Make sure that your summer touring experience is at its best, follow a structured training plan and ensure a successful event day. This will be the fifth year OES provides purchasable training plans to prepare riders for the event...[ read full article ]

2012 Cycling Events and Optimize Endurance Services 
Check out the fruits of our labor, Event Training Plans written by Optimize Endurance Services Coaches. Prepare for success with one of OES General Training Plans designed specifically for one of the events below.
Come out this year and see OES at many of the major Colorado cycling events.
Road events

Mountain Bike Events

Triathlon event

Stay tuned to this newsletter and the OES website for more details about these events and the partnerships we are building.  

Join OES for training rides

Winter/Spring '12 ride calendar for training rides. Alternating Saturdays at 10am/Sundays at 1pm, most rides will be in the 2-4 hour range and a mix of MTB/Road/CX depending on weather. Rides are set up to be 'No Drop' meaning that the group is brought back together at major course changes.

-January 15th (Sunday) Road-looping to Conifer.
-January 21st (Saturday) Road-Tour of Golden/Arvada
-January 29th (Sunday) CX/MTB-trails Hildebrand/Chatfield
-February 4th (Saturday) Road-looping Chatfield

 Please contact us for more information. 
Thanks again for spending some time reading the OES newsletter. Don't see what you need, let us know.

Happy Training!

Thanks for your time,

 

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In This Issue
Goal Setting
2012 Cycling Events
Training Rides
Quick Links

Training Word  

of the Month

Anaerobic Glycolysis -the anaerobic breakdown of glucose to lactic acid in the production of energy (ATP). Simplified-use of a simple sugar by the body for energy in the absence of oxygen.   

 

When the body produces energy in this fashion, it is done very quickly and has a by-product associated to it. The body has to manage this end product. Having an understanding of why this happens and when it becomes more prevalent is a part of training smarter.       

 

The coaches at OES use Lactate Threshold testing to help clients understand how physiology can be used to create performance improvements. Knowing how a client reacts to workloads gives the coach a leg up on helping the client reach goals.

 

Questions about coaching for improved endurance?

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How to Turn Signals Green
Drivers of small vehicles such as bicycles often have difficulty being detected by the sensors because the sensors are improperly designed or adjusted...Link

 

Quote of the Month

"After your first day of cycling, one dream is inevitable. A memory of motion lingers in the muscles of your legs, and round and round they seem to go. You ride through dreamland on wonderful dream bicycles that change and grow."

~H.G. Wells-the Wheels of Chance