RAAM2CC©

Author: jpouchet

  • What Is The Best Date to Announce I Am Now The Chief Bicycle Officer?

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    I suppose that day is coming soon. I certainly don’t plan to make the announcement on April 1st, no sense in being classified as yet another April Fools’ joke. Clearly the Ride Across America 2 Cure Cancer, 3,000-mile epic bicycle ride from San Diego, CA to St. Augustine, FL is no joke.  The RAAM2CC effort…

  • What Would You Do If You Won The Lottery?

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    I write this on a Saturday afternoon with 2 big One Dollar lottery tickets in the kitchen drawer. These for the California Super Lotto now sitting at a whopping $13,000,000. Yes that is thirteen million. Before Federal taxes.  Technically the lump sum payout before taxes is probably around 5.9 million. So net after tax is…

  • What is the Best Health Advice You Can Give Someone?

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    Great question. Certainly worth a lot of thought before proposing a very simple answer.  Stay Active! Oh sure Jack easy for you to say. You are always busy, chasing new goals, dreams, passions, education, and activities. How can we apply Stay Active to being healthy? Well I’m glad you asked. I will expound in more…

  • Why Do I Keep My Bikes So Clean?

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    Simple answer: clean bikes are Faster! Seriously they are, go ahead and factcheck me.  What you will find is the improvement in aerodynamics and slightly better rolling resistance is quite significant at pro peloton and velodrome speeds. A lot less so for most of us out for a weekend ride. However even a 3 to…

  • Let’s track my Ride

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    Or afterwards I’ll share the map. This link is to my Garmin Venu 3 watch. https://gar.mn/NZkjVB3dp Afterwards I will upload link to the ride / map / data. Ok so I accidentally shut the beacon off while checking it at Starbucks. Lesson learned don’t swipe up on Garmin Connect. 🤦‍♂️ Link to ride https://strava.app.link/dpxLQeXo5Rb Or…

  • What Does it Take to Ride Across America?

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    Speaking about riding a bicycle as I will be doing in 2026 as a fundraiser for the City of Hope, cancer awareness, treatment, research, and education/support for those family members and friends impacted by this deadly disease. See more on my Why page as well as the Four Horsemen post. This won’t be an easy…

  • Getting Good at Writing in Notes

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    This Website wasn’t intended to be quite as active of a Blog as it has become. At least so far, let’s not jinx it Jack! What I find surprising is how often I turn to capturing notes, ideas, thought streams using my iPhone’s Notes app. It is usually close by, almost always on, and rather…

  • That’s a Wrap on a Week of Training &  Rebuilding

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    As noted in the Intensity post, having a good training plan backed by meaningful, accurate data greatly improves one’s ability to monitor, track, and improve performance. For me after a few lost weeks due to illness (nasty sinus conditions), the all too common Business Travel (hotel trainers help mentally but are not intended to improve…

  • Follow-up to Calories Consumed 

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    Image below is a typical cruising day’s ride fuel. At least for rides of 50 miles or less and neither too much climbing or planned intensity. Hence why I call them a cruise.  On these rides I am working on bicycle efficiency. Trying to maximize my speed while keeping my heart rate in upper Zone…

  • Calories Burned on a Typical Ride

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    This Friday I was able to join my local coffee ride. A small group of four of us on a 38 mile loop. Adding in the ride from my home and back it nets out a little over 51 miles. A modest 1800 feet of climbing which is on the flat side for rides in…