Tyler Toone

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. Albert Einstein

Now that’s my kind of a DEAL – Thanks REI!

My artistic interpretation of a drug-free Lance Armstrong in honor of Red-Ribbon Week.

“Sometimes you have to go up really high, to understand how small you are” -Felix Baumgartner http://www.redbullstratos.com/

A few photos about 1k from finishing the Ultimate Challenge. Such a great event!

The Ultimate Challenge

I finished the Ultimate Challenge today. It’s an amazing 102 mile bike ride that follows the Stage 5 course of the Tour of Utah. This ride is no joke, I now understand completely why the Pros call it the queen of all stages, with almost 10,000 feet of climbing. The crazy thing about this rideContinue reading “The Ultimate Challenge”

Drumroll… The climbing wall is now up! (Taken with Instagram)

Latest Spinning Class Profiles & Playlists

I told my class I would post the playlist last week, I spaced it, so now I am posting 3 of the past playlists I have used in class. Monday, May 7 – Endurance training class Playlist – http://grooveshark.com/playlist/Spinning+1+18+12/66291089 Profile – http://bit.ly/JQKHOj Friday, May 4 – Climbing Repeats – this was a tough class Playlist – http://grooveshark.com/playlist/Spinning+5+4+12/70158498Continue reading “Latest Spinning Class Profiles & Playlists”

Who, What, Where: Glen Gunnell, Dale Andrus, and myself Amasa Back trail race http://connect.garmin.com/activity/168109822 Moab, Utah Night before race: We made it to Moab, and Gearheads right before the packet pick-up closed so we didn’t have to wake up so early on race day. The salad my wife made was awesome for dinner that night. TheContinue reading

Lactate Threshold 101

Bicycling.com provides an excellent overview of LT training, it’s definitely something any active person needs to understand in order to boost his or her performance and fitness level. Lactate threshold is the glass ceiling of cycling performance-it’s an invisible barrier that keeps you down. When you do crack through, the rewards are sweet. Lactate ThresholdContinue reading “Lactate Threshold 101”