Greetings!
It may be "Tour
Time" but we all know that our own training and
competing doesn't stop in July. Improve your hot
weather summer performance with
Beat the Heat tips
from coach Joe Cieszynski.
Congratulations to all of the Wenzel Coaching
athletes for their accomplishments this month.
The list of successes just keeps getting bigger
and bigger.
As always, you'll find the Resource of the
Month, the Quote of the Month and the Power Tip
of the Month below.
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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New Coach Profile: Mark Payares
Mark
Payares has 21 years of riding and racing
experience. With a Bachelors degree in
Kinesiology and a Doctorate in Physical Therapy
which he uses to help clients find optimal bike
fits. Mark began racing BMX when he was young and
moved to road racing in high school. Mark has
also competed in triathlons and track racing.
Mark has a great background to help all of his
clients excel and achieve their goals.
Learn More About Mark
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Quote of the Month
"Limitations live only in our
minds. But if we use our imaginations, our
possibilities become limitless."
~Jamie Paolinetti, Former US and
International Pro Cyclist and filmmaker
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Client Successes
Logan Loader continues his European debut with 12
podium appearances including 9 victories. Logan
reports that he is considering offers from several
domestic and European pro teams.
Ray Anderson knocks 3 minutes off his PR for the
Mt Ashland Hill Climb and also betters his PR for
two other climbs
Kem Brainerd wins Mt Tabor Series, Master's Women
Shana Sturla wins a silver medal in the Masters
Nationals Road Race, Women 30-34
Jim Long takes 3rd in the Sierra Nevada Folsom
Criterium, Cat 4 men and upgrades to Cat 3
Sue Butler wins final Mt Tabor race, Women 1,2,3
Bob Miller breaks one hour in first 40K TT and
takes 2nd in the Pacific State Bank GP Crit,
Masters Men 45+ Cat 4
Mark Rajotte betters his time at the Larch Mtn TT,
only two months after breaking his collar bone
Shana Sturla wins a silver medal in the Masters
Nationals Criterium, Women 30-34
Doug Aldrich takes a prime in the Davis 4th of
July Criterium, Master's Men 35+ 4/5
David Fultz: Oklahoma State RR, 45+, Silver Medal
Melissa Sanborn wins Mt Tabor Series, Women
1,2,3 and takes 3rd at the Boise Twilight
Criterium (NRC)
Gene Harding wins Stage 1 and takes 2nd overall at
the Treasure Valley Stage Race, Master's Men 1,2,3
James Davis takes 2nd place in the C.R.R.T. TT
July 1, Cat 5 Men
Zinta Zarins completes her first Ironman Triathlon
at IM Coeur d'Alene
Jonathan C. Puskas finishes his first Solo 24
Hour MTB race at the 24 Hours of Adrenaline in
Laguna Seca taking 7th place and earning an
invitation to the Solo 24 Hour MTB World
Championships. Two weeks later he completed his
10th Ironman at Coeur d'Alene and then won a race
in the Portland Short Track Series
Adam Trexler completed his first 1/2 Ironman
Triathlon and earned an invitation to the Ironman
World Championships scheduled for November in
Clearwater, Florida
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Power-Training Tip of the Month
Many power programs and
discussions revolve around the concept of the
"critical power" or CP, which is defined to be the
power that one can just hold for some amount of
time. For instance, the CP-20 minutes is the power
that one can hold for 20 minutes but not longer.
There is a common misconception that one can test
the critical powers by doing test of the
corresponding length. That is, if you want to know
your CP-20, you just go out and ride as hard as
you can for 20 minutes, but this is sort of silly
since pacing over 20 minutes has a pretty big
impact on your average power which means that
you'd have to know your CP-20 before testing to
ride the right effort for the test. If you don't
know it, how do you know that you did the right
effort? That you couldn't have ridden any harder
and sustained it for 20 minutes? If you lose power
late in the test, how do you know how much higher
the average could be if you started just a little
easier?
Luckily there is another much
more effective approach. Rather than trying to
test for exactly a particular amount of time, try
testing for exactly a particular power until you
can't hold it any more. Now you know your CP for
the amount of time you actually survived on the
test. After recovering for a few days, repeat the
test at a higher or lower power. It turns out that
a plot of critical power versus time will be a
pretty much straight line so long as you are
testing aerobic power outputs. That means that if
you plot a few CPs and draw a line through them,
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Resource of the Month: Tour de France
Coverage
Vie
le Tour! It's July and the Tour de France is in
full swing. Included this month are some of the
top places covering the Tour for your reading and
viewing pleasure. Enjoy.
The Daily Peloton,
Pez Cycling News,
Velo News,
Cycling News,
Bicycling,
Versus,
Official Tour de France Site
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Anyone who has raced Superweek in
Wisconsin knows firsthand how the heat and humidity of
a typical Midwest summer can make any training session
or race miserable, unproductive, or even downright
life threatening. Like many other parts of the
country, the weather conditions here in the upper
Midwest can be trying for any endurance athlete; but
by understanding the underlying challenges that heat
poses to the body and utilizing some practical tips,
your summer racing can be both safe and successful.
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