http://www.blog.ultracycle.net Ultra Cycling Distance and Difficulty Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:17:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Instead of racing today I decided to be on the other side of the camera and photograph the San Jose Bicycle Club Four Person Team Time Trial.  At first I was not sure where to upload the photos since I usually put the personal photos on our own SmugMug account ... http://www.blog.ultracycle.net/archives/178 This past weekend, Paul and Franz competed as a two man relay team in the 25th Furnace Creek 508 bicycle race (see Prairie Dog Team Website). We were lucky to have Russ and Sheila crew again for us. We started on Saturday morning at 9:00 am ... http://www.blog.ultracycle.net/archives/165 I read a very interesting article in Forbes magazine, about Inside the Endurance Athlete's Mind.  They pointed out a few characteristics. They look for a greater challenge They think in baby steps They don't compromise when it comes to training They compete against themselves They embrace failure They find the magic in misery They find ways to ... http://www.blog.ultracycle.net/archives/161 by Franz Kelsch Five us (Eric, Doug, Kley, Luke and myself), all finished the Everest Challenge. Doug took my photo (above) after finishing the event. Doug came in 2nd place in the Masters 55+ and I can in 5th place with a total time of 14:47:48 (see official ... http://www.blog.ultracycle.net/archives/153 by Franz Kelsch It was only 5 days ago that we were in Utah and I rode up Alpine Loop to see the snow from a recent storm. I did not take a jacket and was very cold on the way down. Today's long ride out to the junction was ... http://www.blog.ultracycle.net/archives/149 by Franz Kelsch I finished, along with a limited group of 300 cyclists, stage 4 of the Tour of Utah, called the 300 Warriors. It was a great experience to ride a stage of a pro race on the same day when all the route signs were up (such as ... http://www.blog.ultracycle.net/archives/144 Why Measure Power? There has been an evolution from using only using heart rate measurements for training purposes to measuring the power output of the cyclists. To meet this need training method several approaches have been taken to develop power meters than read out the power in watts, being applied ... http://www.blog.ultracycle.net/archives/137 by Franz Kelsch I finished the very difficult Devil Mountain Double on Saturday. It is 206 miles with 18,600 feet of climbing. It is probably the most difficult double century in California. My final time was 15 hours, 32 minutes, a big improvement over last year I was ... http://www.blog.ultracycle.net/archives/136 by Franz Kelsch There were twelve club members who took on the Solvang Double Century challenge this year, including Joe Farinha, Dave Zajac, Jon Kaplan, Gary Franck, Barry Schwartz, Marnel King, Barbara Murphy, Fred O'Leary, Louise McCracken, Steve Sundstrom, Ken Emerson and myself. In addition I knew a couple ... http://www.blog.ultracycle.net/archives/135 By Franz Kelsch Today was a long distance training ride. The route started at the normal location and headed down to Bailey and then up Metcalf. I biked from my home and met up with Gary F. in Morgan Hill, timing it so we would meet the other ... http://www.blog.ultracycle.net/archives/134