Ride stats today

Cambridge to Canterbury
80 miles
Not much elevation gain
Even fewer animals
20 mile an hour headwind
2 sore bums, 4 strong legs, 2 dirty bikes

Today was our last day on the saddle for a while. This last circuit brought us within distance of the gorgeous white cliffs of Dover. From here our swim across the English Channel [...]

Tags: adam hazlett, cadence, coach, cycling, english channel, europe, neal mueller, philadelphia, trip report

Sorry for the radio/blog silence. I was driving cross-country in my Jeep & Trailer. What a gorgeous drive!
I moved from Philadelphia to San Francisco. I’m new here, and one of the big parts of moving for me is finding a new place to workout. I know about the Dolphin Swim Club in San Francisco, so [...]

Tags: blog, dolphin club, english channel, Fun, open water, philadelphia, san francisco, workout

Holy mackerel. Our biggest sponsor is now sponsoring all of Penn! From now until May 31 2008 Penn Students and faculty get a discount at Cadence.
10% discount All gear except new bikes
15% discount Fitness diagnostics, conditioning programs, and bike fits
Cadence Cycling was founded in 2004 by a Penn graduate, so I think what they’re doing [...]

Tags: cadence, cadence cycle and multisport, coach, cycling, fitness, goals, penn, philadelphia, Sponsor

I’m back in Philly for finals this week, and it has been a perfect opportunity to get back in my favorite river for a few good workouts. I took a sunset swim for about an hour on Tuesday sans Neal. He was busy trying to figure out why his Jeep can’t go over 35 mph [...]

Tags: finis, finished, philadelphia, san francisco, schuylkill, suunto, swimming, water temperature, workout

Biked in Valley Forge National Park today. This beautiful park is 25 miles north of Philadelphia. The bike ride was fast and beautiful and I had to share some pictures.
[Special section for history nerds] Valley Forge was the site where General Washington stationed 12,000 soldiers during the winter of 1777. The Confederates had [...]

Tags: cold, cycling, penn, philadelphia, Training, winter

Here are the first pictures of our new carbon bikes from Willier. In June these beautiful bikes will take us 1000 miles from northern Scotland to Paris. They will not be coming on our 24-mile swim of the English Channel, although Willier are almost light enough for that!
For our training here in Philadelphia these bikes [...]

Tags: adam hazlett, cycling, english channel, neal mueller, philadelphia, schuylkill, scotland, swimming, Training, wilier