Greetings!
This month's newsletter is so packed with articles and announcements that we'll cut this intro short and let you get to it all! Goal setting advice, late winter riding tips, a great resource, and more are in store.
We welcome your feedback. Please write to newsletter@wenzelcoaching.com or call 503-233-4346 with your comments, race stories and ideas.~ Kendra Wenzel, Scott Saifer, and the Staff of Wenzel Coaching |
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Bad Weather? No Problem
Late Winter Riding Tips
 Head Coach Scott Saifer gives some tips to survive late winter riding.
1) It is okay to look at the weather report and rearrange your
riding calendar to put the long rides on the nicer-weather days. Ask
your coach for help.
2) Ride outdoors as much as you can,
even if there is a bit of rain. If you ride in the rain, dress so
warmly that you'll still be warm when you are wet and that you will
actually be relieved to get wet.
3) Studded MTB tires on ice
have grip as good or better than regular road tired on pavement. If you
really have ice to deal with, get a set of studded tires. They can be
had for less than the cost of good road tires and you can use them
season after season if you dry them and store them in an airtight bag
in the dark once the ice has all melted.
4) When you get home
from a winter ride and you are cold, the fastest way to warm up is to
strip off the wet clothes and jump on the trainer. You can generate
heat internally much more effectively than you can absorb heat from
food or a shower.
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Coach of the Month: Laurel Green
This month's Coach of the Month is Laurel Green of Graton, California. Laurel has 13 years of racing and 7 years of coaching experience to help her clients achieve their goals. She also has degrees in Psychology and Kinesiology. Here's what a client had to say about Laurel:
" Thanks to her help I have earned the California Triple Crown for my first riding season (Three timed California Double Centuries in one calendar year). Additionally, I have reduced my finishing time for a double centuries by nearly 2 hours within four months. This next season I intend to earn the 1000 mile club (5 timed doubles in a season), and I'm working on reducing my finishing time until I can finish with the fastest riders who tend to be cat 3 and 2 racers.
Laurel is
amazing in her ability to ride with me and always pin point the next
set of exercises or technique refinement that will bust me out of a
plateau. She is much more than a motivator with a training schedule,
she is a supremely gifted teacher."
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2008 Wenzel Camps and Clinics Announced
The first camps and clinics of 2008 have been posted on the Wenzel Coaching website. Offerings so far include the SVCC Pre-Season
Off-Road Clinic in Campbell, CA to help you
jump start your MTB season. There are also several free Women's Pre-Race Clinics at Portland International Raceway in Portland, OR from
May to August and a weekend cyclocross camp in Washington State.
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New Wenzel Cyling Clothing has Arrived!
Wenzel Coaching has just received a new shipment of cycling clothing including previously out-of-stock sizes of bib shorts, short sleeve jerseys, vests and long sleeve jerseys. Winter beanies are now half price (on sale for $8).
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Quote of the Month
"What makes a great endurance athlete is the ability to absorb potential embarrassment, and to suffer without complaint. I was discovering that if it was a matter of gritting my teeth, not caring how it looked, and outlasting everybody else, I won. It didn't seem to matter what sport it was--in a straight-ahead, long-distant race, I could beat anybody. If it was a suffer-fest, I was good at it."
~Lance Armstrong, 7 Time Tour de France Champion
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Resource of the Month: Find New Bike Routes
 Do you have a great training ride to share? Are you looking for a training ride in a new area? If so then check out MapMyRide. This site will allow you to add your rides to the database or search for rides by geographical location. It's a great resource when you are "bored with the same old route." Check it out when you have a chance.
The
websites found in the "Resource of the Month" are in no way associated
with Wenzel Coaching and we are not responsible for any information
they contain.
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Client Successes
Mark Rajotte takes 1st place at the Vanport Kermesse, Men's C
Sue Butler takes 22nd in her first Cyclocross World Championships, Elite Women
Joe Fernandez wins 5 out of 6 primes at the Dade City Criterium.
Coach Melissa Sanborn takes 5th at the Cherry Pie Criterium, Cat 1/2/3 Women |
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Power Tip of the Month: Power and Temperature
Use your power measurement device to check your cooling efficiency.
Many riders find that they make less power at a given heart rate on a
trainer than they do outdoors. In that case, if the power is down by
more than a few watts, the indoor training time is at least partially
wasted since the rider is tiring himself or herself out training to
make less power. Keep adding fans, air-conditioning, cool breezes, cold
drinks and iced towels until your indoor power equals your outdoor
power.
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Wenzel Coaching thanks you for your business!
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 Goal-setting is a common weakness for struggling athletes and a common strength for successful athletes. Good goal setting will improve your motivation and self
confidence, while poor goal setting or avoiding goal setting altogether will
greatly decrease your chances of success.
Let's start with a research-proven fact: if you believe in yourself, you're more likely to be successful. I know that's not rocket science. But ask yourself: what affects your belief in yourself as an athlete?
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The Silicon Valley Cycling Center is Open for Business
 There is a new resource for cyclists that travel to the Silicon Valley region. Led by Wenzel Coach Karl Etzel, the new Silicon Valley Cycling Center has just opened it's doors and offers several services for cycling enthusiasts and competitors. Services include:
Bike Concierge - a high end road and MTB bike charter service that delivers a properly fitted bike, route guidance, nutritional supplements and a helmet to your hotel. Just pack your shoes and clothes, they provide the rest.
Cycling Camps and Clinics - They help experienced racers and beginners alike to train smarter and ride faster, while enjoying some of the fabulous riding the Bay area has to offer.
Product Sales - Besides frames from Look and Ritchey they also carry high-tech training tools (power meters, GPS units, etc.) with an emphasis on service to help customers really extract the benefit. They also do bike fits.
Visit the SVCC Site
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