Oct 08 | ( 0 ) Comments
This past weekend, the Padyak Racing Team (PRT) gathered for an exciting training camp in San Diego, CA, and I had the privilege of not only leading a group rides but also presenting the 2024 Great Western Training Program (GWTP) on Saturday. As well as leading the team in a day of Race Skill Drills […]
May 02 | ( 0 ) Comments
As the sun rises over the Laguna Seca Recreation Area near Monterey, California, the anticipation and excitement are palpable. For cycling enthusiasts like myself, the Sea Otter Classic isn’t just another festival; it’s a pilgrimage. This year marked my tenth consecutive year attending, a streak punctuated not just by the thrill of competition but by […]
Jan 18 | ( 0 ) Comments
This past Thursday, September 19 and Friday, September 20, 2019, was the TrainingPeaks Endurance Coaching Summit at the Colorado University in Boulder, Colorado. During these days the greatest minds of endurance coaching, sport psychology, sports science, and other related field met to enlighten us in the most innovative finds in the field. These are some […]
Apr 15 | ( 0 ) Comments
Another Sea Otter Classic Festival has ended and although I am a bit nostalgic that it is over, I cannot wait until next year comes around to go back. There is always something new to learn at the festival, new technologies to check out and of course the mandatory pictures with your favorite professional cyclists. […]
Jun 08 | ( 0 ) Comments
More pictures and videos at the bottom of the page As with every other year, the races return to Big Bear during the late spring and summer. I really love it up there and I could not wait to get up there. The first four stages of the state cup have already gone through and […]
Feb 01 | ( 0 ) Comments
Is it just me or time is traveling pretty darn fast… It is barely the end of January and the season has already began. The first race of the year for me was this past Saturday January 28th, 2017 over at Vail Lake Resort in Temecula. An 8-hour endurance race, in which the winner is […]
Jan 02 | ( 0 ) Comments
Well we are finally done with 2016 and I like many others are excited that it has ended. But with a new year, comes not only a new start but also an opportunity to look back and reflect on what you accomplished and on experiences gained. Probably the first thing that comes to my mind […]
Oct 25 | ( 0 ) Comments
On October 17, 2015 I took place in an endurance race like no other that I have seen, the Baja Ultra Endurance 100km. Even before the actual race started, a lot of preparation had to be done to try to achieve the best result possible. The first thing that I looked at was my bicycle, […]
Aug 31 | ( 0 ) Comments
I have to start by saying Happy Birthday to my good friend Kenny Tsuda who just turned a year younger this past August 30th. To celebrate having him with us for another year we decided to have a mini riding vacation, if you can call it that. He decided to take the week before off […]
Aug 02 | ( 0 ) Comments
The 2015 Season has been one of the most memorable ones that I have ever had. It was not only my comeback year, but it was the year that I won my first California Amateur State Championship. It was as well an excellent experience which gave me the opportunity of meeting so many new friends […]