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I adamantly proclaimed I would NEVER. RIDE. CYCLOCROSS. The misery I witnessed while watching others race put me in the NO and NEVER category of racer. If you share my feelings about CX, I advise that you stop reading this post. WARNING This is how it happened to me… if -
By Richard Landgraff, Team OAM Now Cyclist When I look back at the season, a successful one with amazing team work, it’s easy to see that those early races, like the one I describe below, are vital to our performance later in season. Not only do early events give us
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By Roxane Kippen, Team OAM Now Triathlete On September 19th, a dozen Team OAM NOW athletes volunteered their morning to support the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure West Michigan. Instead of toeing the line to race, we were there to lead out the runners on the 5k course.
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Gravel road races draw a tough crowd. Rough dirt and seasonal roads, big climbs, and unpredictable fall weather make the perfect mix for a suffer-fest. The Michigan Mountain Mayyem Gravel Grinder did not disappoint. As Daniel Yankus, Team OAM NOW racer said, this year’s full course had wind as an
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By Steve Buccella, Team OAM Now For new and experienced riders alike, group rides are a great way to train while providing amazing opportunities to learn from, and simply be social with, other riders. Not only do riders sometimes get to learn new routes (variety in training is wonderful), but it’s
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By Tristan Greenhouse, Team OAM Now Cyclist As I often explain to my roadie counterparts, cyclocross isn’t so much a discipline of cycling as it is a mindset. The mindset of a ‘cross racer is one of excitement and adventure. One where your response to your buddies half-joking proposal of
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By Alex Vanias, Team OAM Now Multi-Sport Athlete Cross country skiing is often considered one of the toughest sports. It is aerobically demanding and requires continual explosive movements. As you can imagine, doing repetitive single-leg squats while doing pseudo ab crunches to push the ski poles can be very fatiguing over
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By Nathan Frazier, Team OAM Now Cyclist As cyclists, we have the opportunity to control a lot of factors in a race. We can control the bike, what the kit, the gear, and the pace. However, one thing we cannot change is wind, and wind is a huge factor in a race. A
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