Another day, another singletrack

Went for a relatively mellow ride today - just under 3 hrs, but plenty of fun trails and breathtaking vistas.

Epic take 2

4.5 hours, 5000 ft, 45 miles - all at ~7000+ ft. Last really big ride in Tahoe prior to Downieville this weekend. I better go get the pasta cooking...

Stanford Rock

Beautiful loop today, up to Stanford Rock, a polished obsidian monolith at 8500 feet that, according to geologists, blew out of a volcano and landed there. The vistas were breathtaking as you can glimpse from the photos. Unbelievable singletrack descending...Of course start the day with some yoga at the lake.

European podium

While the rest of the team trains at Tahoe altitude, Will Curtis and Davis Bentley are racing the challenging XC courses of Germany and Switzerland - taking two podium steps in the Frieborg (Germany) race today. They'll be joining us in Tahoe City this week. Have a safe trip.

Hungry?

What do teenage endurance athletes eat? A lot.
And at the Whole Athlete Camp, quality.

Don't worry moms, your kids are eating well. Here's the menu thus far:

Day 1
Lunch
BBQ Hamburgers, whole wheat buns
Salad (lettuce, cucumber, carrot, brown mushroom)
Fruit

Dinner
Pasta - tomato garlic sauce with tofu & vegetables (zucchini, sweet peppers & carrots)
Salad
Fruit
Milk

Day 2
Breakfast
Oatmeal with raisins & banana (walnuts, almonds, brown sugar)
Bagels
Fruit
Orange juice, milk

Lunch
Turkey sandwich, whole wheat rolls
Carrots & hummus
Salad
Fruit

Dinner
Brown Basmati rice
Mixed vegetable medley (broccoli, zucchini, sweet peppers, mushrooms & carrots): Teriyaki & Italian
Italian meatloaf
Milk
Fruit

Day 3
Breakfast
Oatmeal
Bagels or whole wheat toast
Fruit
Orange juice
Milk

Lunch
Sandwiches: whole wheat bread - peanut butter & jelly or rosemary tuna
Tortilla chips & salsa or hummus
Salad
Fruit

Dinner
Burritos: tortillas, brown rice, black & pinto bean medley, broccoli, lettuce, avocado, salsa
Tortilla chips & salsa
BBQ corn
Milk
Fruit

Day 4
Breakfast
uWhole wheat toast or bagels: PBJ
Fruit
OJ, Milk

Lunch
Deli sandwiches out

Dinner
Pasta garlic tomato, vegetables & turkey meatballs
Salad
Milk
Fruit

A day in the life...

Tahoe altitude camp - Day 3

Epic. That word get's thrown around a lot to describe certain rides, but if ever there was an epic, today was it. Training on the climb up to Brockway Summit, then the Rim trail all the way from the summit to Tahoe City. 44 miles, over 5000 ft of climbing, nearly all of that on technical singletrack.

Starting the day with yoga readies our bodies and minds for the ride ahead.

A huge thanks to GU and CAN Do Kid for their generous support!

Stay tuned...
-Dario

Tahoe bound!