RAAM2CC©

Author: jpouchet

  • The Whole Champion Foundation – Amazing

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    Wow, an incredible fortuitous chain of events led to me enjoying a small group dinner just outside of Santa Barbara, CA with Barbara Edelston Peterson, life-long athlete, innovator, and wonderful human being who happens to be the founder of Whole Champion Foundation.  How did this happen? Well I was on may way today to attend…

  • Training – The Hills

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    Yesterday kicked off the very broad topic of training for an epic adventure ride. All of these training articles will assist you even if you are ‘just’ a weekend warrior or starting to explore the world of bicycling. And yes, to a large degree this applies to e-bikes as well. Provided they are pedal assist,…

  • Training for an Epic Ride Across America at Any Age

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    This will be the first of many related posts as I train my body, mind, spirit, and develop the proper fueling (food), hydration (more than water), stretching, and recovery techniques to conquer the route. Perhaps not with ease, but as quickly as prudently possible without risking too many bonking episodes or fatigue. To be successful…

  • The Four Horsemen of Death – Keep Riding! 

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    The four horsemen of the Apocalypse, sometimes referred to as the four horsemen of Death. Certainly not a pleasant thought. And a very appropriate that Dr. Peter Attia in his phenomenal book, Outlive, coins the expression / term; the Four Horsemen of Disease. Specifically the four leading causes of death; cardiovascular disease (heart/lung disease), cancer,…

  • Mountain Biking and NICA

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    When it comes to my passion for cycling some of you who may know me are aware that not only do I ride road bikes and track (velodrome) but I have a long history of riding and racing mountain bikes. A quick shout-out to all of my former team mates on the three years in…

  • The Best Laid Plans

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    What a great introduction for today’s discussion. A big thank-you to the poet Robert burns for his often-paraphrased words; The best laid plans of mice and men oft times go awry.  Well that sets the stage for my past four days of toss the training plans out the window because lucky you, you came home…

  • The RAAM2CC Basic Route

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    This is the basic Southern Route for riding across the USA. A lot of miles to cover. I would be delighted to have company for lunch or dinner on the OFF days. And despite their status as OFF, just like the tour pros I will be out spinning my legs for at least an hour…

  • RAAM2CC Basic Budget

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    What is this ride going to cost, at least in the way of financing. I will address Energy / Food and Sport Drinks in another post. Staggering number of calories.  Tour: $18,000 = 20,000 with tip all paid by me. This is the ride I have wanted to do for years. I have selected the…

  • Winding Down Towards Retirement

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    Ok, so let’s be clear, once I do retire from the workaday career world my life will more likely be busier than it ever was before. Except now I am calling the shots on what I do, where and how I go, when, and what I will be doing along the way and when I…

  • What Do You Think About When Riding?

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    Great question and to a large degree it depends upon the day, what sort of training plan I have that day, am I riding solo or a group, and of course the weather and wind. Note: all bicycle rides are uphill and into the wind both ways! Most rides have plenty of time to let…