Cycling Siren: Buying Motivation

The 2010 road racing season is getting underway and if you’re having some challenges getting inspired to get your ass off the couch and on the bike, Hilary Crowley (aka Cycling Siren) has a few tips to get you motivated.

Racing in Rwanda

It seems like we’ve all taken a break from writing the past few months and with the new year in full swing, are getting back to work. For starters, catch up with the Cycling Siren (aka Hilary Crowley) to see what she’s been up to since her racing season officially ended.

Cycling Siren’s last road trip of the 2009 season

The Cycling Siren, (aka Hilary Crowley) is coming to the end of her 2009 race season and shares a bit of the hectic life of full-time career professional and a part-time, newly minted Cat 1 road racer.

Racing with your heroes

The Cycling Siren has started her 2009 racing season and in her latest post, shares what it’s like to race next to your heroes. After all, how many other sports allow the weekend warriors to toe the start line next to the pros?
Click here to read the the Cycling Siren’s latest post.

Cycling Siren airs herself out

The Cycling Siren has another post about the hazards, and frustrations, of sharing the road.  Check it out by clicking here: www.theoutdoorjourney.com/siren/.

The latest from the Cycling Siren

It was deceptively cold today, with a reasonable sounding 45-degree high (far from that at 8 a.m.) spiked with a wicked wind chill to bring it to at lease freezing, if not below. For the non-Vegas riders/racers we may sound like wusses, but talk to me in the summer when we’re comfortable riding at 100 [...]

How to not train for the half marathon & other updates

I’m dropping back in to give y’all some updates on what I’ve been up to and to share my training secrets on how to run the slowest half marathon of your racing season. Plus, some other updates including the latest article from our sister blog, The Cycling Siren.

Welcome Cycling Siren!

Since road cycling is often a critical fitness component for many multisport athletes, I felt it was only fair that I devote more space to the sport that made Lance Armstrong famous. While I would love to claim some modicum of expertise, let alone an ounce of talent, when it comes to pedaling a bicycle fast, I cannot. I am but a humble Cat 5 rider.

Instead, dear readers, you need to learn about the ins and outs of our two-wheeled friends from someone who knows what they’re talking about. Someone with experience. Someone with street creds. Someone who can go fast.

The ADD way to keep up with the Tour de France

I admit, my desire to watch the Tour de France this year is rather prosaic. Really, I’ve tried to get excited about watching a bunch of skinny men in lycra go zipping through the French countryside on a bike that cost enough to cover the orthodontic hardware for both of my daughters.

Drunk driver plows into bike racers (graphic)

Jesse Campos, the driver of the automobile pictured here, decided to get liquored up, get behind the wheel of his car and fell asleep. Unfortunately, he did so at the same time a road race was going on and he careened across the center line and wreaked havoc on a bike race in Mexico.