Training – Dan Bailey

Running Life

May 21, 2020 by Dan Bailey

I used to be a runner, but not by choice. My endurance sufferfest of choice has always been cycling. However, for a few years, the Army had me running around like I was being chased or some shit. It came to a head at Fort Bragg, when a short day was a 5-miler, and we … Read more

Bike Habits

September 2, 2015 by Dan Bailey

Once again, I reached out to Twitter for ideas on what to write here. That resulted in yesterday’s post about my diet, which wasn’t a barn-burner, but it really got me thinking about how to approach the problem. Today, I repeated the process, and got this one:

@fontosaurus I want to know what you eat on long distance rides and what your power anthems are (music)

— books & velo (@Books_and_Velo) September 2, 2015

My on-bike habits are something that evolve over time — my food preferences change as I experiment, and my music tastes evolve over time, too.

Diet

September 1, 2015 by Dan Bailey

Historically, diet has been my weak link in self-care. I eat like shit. I admit it. And as part of my rebuilding plans, I want to get better at it.

My problem isn’t a lack of willpower — it’s largely, that I am so pressed for time that usually the first thing that gets cut is meal prep. And that’s got to stop sometime. Maybe when life settles down? I’d like to start making the shift this month.

If you have a body, you are an athlete.

July 27, 2015 by Dan Bailey

— Bill Bowerman, founder of Nike

Cycling Goals for 2015/2016

July 21, 2015 by Dan Bailey

As part of my “what should I write in 2015” post, I also got asked about my cycling goals for 2015 and 2016. So, here’s what’s up. 2015 Goals finish building my CX frameset rejoin Birchwood and race 3-4 CX events this year get back to working at a bike shop part time acquire new … Read more

Weekend and Projects Update

March 16, 2015 by Dan Bailey

This weekend was supposed to see some progress on both my major projects. One, I got some work done, the other stalled for reasons beyond my control. ANT+ Farm isn’t where I’d like it to be. I found some great sample code and spent the evening trying to get the Arduino linked-up to the ANT+ … Read more

Sniffing Out ANT+ Device IDs with Arduino

March 4, 2015 by Dan Bailey

I’ve previously mentioned the shitstorm I’ve been dealing with in getting my Garmin Edge 705 and my Powertap SL+ to get back on speaking terms with one another. In my research, I found out that I could manually enter device IDs into the Edge 705 to pair them to one another. But how to get … Read more

Training Continues…

March 3, 2015 by Dan Bailey

So last year during the Powderhorn 24, I inadvertently left my Edge 705 computer running the whole time, and it ran out of juice somewhere around 5:00 a.m. And then decided that the Powertap was at-fault for this and that they were no longer on speaking terms. I haven’t really bothered to try to solve … Read more

Training Update

February 17, 2015 by Dan Bailey

Things are going pretty well. Sunday marked the start of my last week of AA weights, which I’m grateful for. It’s getting a little stale. All things considered, however, I’m very pleased with my progress to-date. I can’t remember the last time that my legs were this defined this early in the year. I’m two … Read more

Greetings from Planet Exhaustion

January 31, 2015 by Dan Bailey

It’s still early going for me where training is concerned. My back problems and a pretty nasty cold conspired to create a late start this year. I spent the last two weeks easing myself back into it, and this week, I really kicked it off. Today I spent a bit over two hours in the … Read more