Crank Cycling

Crank Cycling Athletes and freinds. We are planning on doing a Crank Cycling road ride on Decmber 3rd at 9am. We will be leaving from the Performance Bike Shop in Sorrento Valley. The ride will be lead by Coach Jesse Eisner.
This riding is aproprieate for all crank cycling athletes. It is an endurance paced ride. There will be no hammering on the ride. Hope to see you all out there.

Cheers Coach Jesse

Performance Bike Shop
11675 Sorrento Valley Rd., Suite A
1/4 Mile South of Carmel Mountain Road
Sorrento, CA 92121

Crank route

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/59080432

In order to hone your cycling skills it is important to practice them in a controlled environment. This means you should practice riding fast, cornering, and riding in groups. Creating a controlled environment is the hardest part of practicing these skills. To do so you need a safe place to ride and at least one experienced rider who has mastered all of the skills being practiced. Crank Cycling Coaches can help you do this.

Do you want to cruise through the field of riders and find the sweet spot in the peloton? Do you want to slide into the draft and reap the benefits of others’ hard work? Would you like to glide through corners at high speeds, not hitting your brakes and not having to over-analyze the word Apex on google search for hours? Do you want to make it over, through, and around obstacles and hazards without worry?

Would you like to keep up on the local club ride without being afraid of riders coming too close to you, or the constant thought of being dropped and not able to catch up at the regroup spot?

All of these things can be accomplished and your mind can be set at ease with some classroom instruction and on-the-bike practice. Come to Crank Cycling’s bike-handling and group riding skills clinic on April 16th, presented by Crank Cycling Coach Jesse Eisner. Jesse is a USA Cycling Certified coach and veteran racer with 2 decades worth of riding and racing experience.

See you out on the road,
Coach Jesse

Link to sign up

http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studioid=7102&stype=-102

There are only a few days left to buy the urban passport.  You get 2 cycling, 2 TRX, 2 rowing, and 2 personal training sessions for only $49.  Read more about it here: http://sandiegocrank.com/blog/aire-urban-passport/

or make the purchase HERE choose in store pickup  when you checkout.

We are running  a holiday special through the end of the month.   It is a special package we are doing with the  other member of the Aire Co-Op.    For $49 bucks you get 2 cycling classes, 2 rowing classes, 2 TRX classes, and 2 personal training sessions.    This is an amazing bargain, and costs less than start up fees for a gym membership.  If you’ve got a friend who has been thinking about trying one of these classes, or starting a new fitness program, make sure and pass this on.

Added on 12/22/09   Here is a link where you can purchase the Urban Passport. 

I just wanted to give a shout out to Matt Buster and Karl Coleman.   Both of these are class regulars who  competed in Ironman Arizona last weekend.

Karl Came in under  just under11 hours and Matt Came in around 11:20.  A good bike leg contributed to the success of  both of  them.   They each took 25 minutes off of their PRs for their bike legs, and are convinced that their indoor training  at the studio helped them achieve that goal.   Good Job guys, we know we’ll see you back in class after you’ve indulged in a little post event R&R!

Congrats to Matt Buster who took 25 minutes off of his PR for a half ironman distance at the Soma Half Iron Distance Triathlon
  Matt has been coming to class twice a week, and told me a few weeks ago that the classes have defintely made him faster.    His bike leg was a very respectable 2:38, average watts 218,  and average speed of 21.3 MPH for 56 miles.  That’s pretty darn good….especially  when you have to do a swim before and a run after!

There was a great article recently in The Economist about group exercise, and how it is easier with friends. Basically the idea is that people can push themselves harder in a group than when they are by themselves….mostly because of hormonal responses.  They go on to explain a possible evolutionary benefits, such as hunting in groups.  The researchers in the study used rowers, and if  you are into that sort of thing, be sure to check out the  Indo Row program with Engine Room Fitness. But the results would likely be just as applicable to spinning, indoor cycling,  old fashioned step aerobics, or just about any synchronized group workout. Good news for group workouts huh?