Posts By: Ignacio

I hope everyone enjoyed a restful weekend at home because the fun keeps coming this week.

Last week we put in some structured hard work to prepare for this race in Prescott and I want to thank everyone for their efforts. I along with all of the other coaches was super impressed with everyone’s motivation and willingness to work hard. So often we forget to realize how important the mental game is to performance so I want to thank everyone for really committing the work and emotionally embracing it. We had some of our best work outs of the season last week.

I hope we can move forward with this same motivation as we prepare for this next race.

LIGHTS– Blinking at all times during practice when tires are on pavement 

Training Plan 

Tuesday– MTB

Wednesday– OFF

Thursday– Openers and hole shots

Saturday– Depart at 10am from clubhouse so again meeting at 9am to load up.

Sunday– Arriving back to the clubhouse at approx. 8pm.

The link to sign up to help us in Prescott is here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EAEAB2BA1F94-prescott

And I want to be sure to encourage parents if they will be at the race to volunteer with the race organization. Information here:

https://arizonacycling.org/volunteer/

What a fantastic weekend!!

Thank you to all the parents and coaches who were able to make it and for all of your support and kindness.

We certainly made the most of the weekend and I feel super fortunate to have such an amazing support crew.

We are now two races in and I am really happy with everyone’s form at the moment. From the conversations I have had with every rider it seems as though we are happy with the current condition and we are also ready for some more.

So for the next few weeks we will be changing up the training to involve more high intensity work and less endurance. Our endurance base is super strong right now, so now we are going to seek out some extra speed with some solid work outs.

I also want to reiterate that this training model only works if you have super attendance. My hope is that riders are able to find three workouts a week that work for them and their families. Most of the other teams in the league make their practices mandatory and if you do not attend your not able to race. While I want to give my families a bit more flexibility I am also jealous of other coaches at times. So please do your very best to find a schedule that works for you and stick to it.

TRAINING PLAN

Tuesday– MTB

Wednesday– 2:30 Gravel Bikes please

4:30 Road Ride

Thursday– MTB

Saturday– Road Rides

Old Man 6:15

Big Kid 6:30

Grupo B and C rides start at 6:30 am.

Race #2 is before us and I hope that bring everyone a lot of excitement.

This is always a funky spot on the calendar as the excitement of the first race is gone and school is no longer new and exciting. We have entered that first lull in the year when things are just real and we have to be persistent to get our work done.

We have to be persistent with our school work and stay on top of things, you all might even be moving into mid term season, so this is an important time of year to ensure that you don’t fall behind.

This will be our theme for the next two weeks– Persistence. We want to really stay on top of what makes us feel good. We want to stay on top of all the little things that we know add up.

Lets remember to stay hydrated all week as we are going back to elevation to race. Proper hydration for race day starts well before race day.

Lets stay on top of our school work so we are not stressed during the week and not too worried about missing school on Friday.

Lets remember to get plenty of good sleep this week, to eat well and just treat ourselves as best as possible.

LIGHTS–All lets keep up the good work and follow through on having our lights on our bikes at all times and remembering to always have them on blink.

Team Snap– I sent an email earlier today in regards to this new communication platform and I hope that everyone is able to start the process of signing up.

VOLUNTERRING AT THE RACES 

As well the league is only able to provide the races through the help of volunteers. I want to strongly encourage us as a team to find a way for us to support the league through this method. All information for volunteering for the races can be found here:

https://arizonacycling.org/volunteer/

Training Plan

Tuesday– MTB

Wednesday– 2:30 and 4:30 road rides

Thursday– NO PRACTICE. This way you can get caught up on all your school work and be prepared to miss Friday.

Friday — Meet at the clubhouse at 9am and leaving at 10am once we have everything all packed up.

Please use the same packing list for this race and all of the ACA races.

Saturday– We race and then we will be returning late approx. at 8:30pm.

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