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For the love of Cyclocross

September 9, 2010 in Austin, Texas, CX with 9 Comments

This past year has been great for me, physically. I participated in CrossFit for six months, which I credit for lost inches, found definition and the disappearance of 22 lbs of fat. I play ice hockey a couple times a week and have consistently finished in the top ten to twenty in scoring (and penalty minutes, too, much to my chagrin).

But they’re not bike racing, and certainly not racing at a level that I would like to be at. So I’ve made a shift in anticipation of the fall ‘Cross season in Texas.

Lone Star Cyclocross from Matt Haughey on Vimeo.

From now through the end of the year I will no longer head to CrossFit and I will play hockey just once a week, on a set day, so I can more accurately plan training rides and progression with my coach. I’ve hired David Wenger of Durata Training, my first one-on-one coach ever.

So far the training has been great. I’m reading my wattage on a Quarq Cinqo tied to a Garmin 705.

It’s all exciting to me – the electronics. For years I’ve been proud to be the guy with zero electronics to monitor progression. A real velo Luddite. (Yes, I lead an interactive dept for a living, don’t judge.)

Now I’m in it for results.

I often tweet my training results and routes, so be sure to follow me there to keep up. Coach is starting to intensify my training and I noticed something that said 375 watts for 15 seconds, then down to 185 watts for 15 seconds, and back up again. Man, that’s gonna be tough. But ‘cross is fierce, balls-to-the-wall, pain cave racing.

Here’s my schedule for the year:
Oct 16- Austin – season opener at Belterra
Oct 17- Austin – season opener w/Texas Custom Bicycle Show
Oct 23 Houston GCCA
Oct 24 Houston Woodlands CX
Oct 30 New Braunfels- WurstFest
Nov 6 Webberville p/b Violet Crown
Nov 7 Austin p/b Holland Racing
Nov 13 San Antonio p/b Bicycle Heaven
Nov 14 San Antonio
Nov 20 Ft Worth p/b Broken Films
Nov 21 Ft Worth p/b Think Cash
Dec 5 Chicago Cross Cup State Championships
Dec 12 Austin p/b Brain and Spine
Dec 18 Dallas – State Championship (Skills Based)
Dec 19 Dallas – State Championship (Age Based)

You might have noticed that Chicago date. Still in the works, but close to complete and puts a big smile on my face just thinking about getting back to the series I started.

Eye of the tiger, people. Let’s race!

The awesomeness that is the online social spirit

October 22, 2008 in Day in the life., Social media with 4 Comments

Many people who read this blog know what an RSS feed is. If you don’t watch this quick video to see how it works (then subscribe to mine with the little orange icon).

Through my RSS feed I get blog posts from the sites I subscribe to, work and calendar notices through project management portals, Twitter searches for business – you can get almost any type of notice or news. It’s great.

Especially when someone like Ofer Wolberger, a commissioned New York photographer, uses the web with full sharing in mind (2.0, yo!). He has a series called The Photographic Project at his blog, Horses Think. The gist is simple: he posts one of his images. If you are the first to respond, he will send it to you on his dime.

A couple weeks ago, thanks to a timely reed of my RSS feed, I was quickest to draw. And now I have an original image of a cowboy on horseback in San Antonio:

I don’t exactly recall how I came about Ofer’s blog. I think it was through another photographer I follow. But I’m glad that I did. I really enjoy his images.

If you look at this through marketing glasses, there’s no better way to extend your reach for so little. All it takes is a little elbow grease and minor expenses.