COMMUTING & TRAINING
The best part of work lately has been my 5 mile commute. It hasn't mattered if the temp is 5 below zero or right at the freezing mark. My passion is cycling and my job involves anything with wheels, pedals and a chain. I have a sticker on my computer at work that reads, "Career advice: Make your passion your profession" and I am glad that the last 10+ years has been all about promoting cycling to the masses.
The mountain bike season is fast approaching and my training is starting to pick up finally. I'm hoping to know what bike I'll ride this season in the next few weeks if all goes well. Rudy Rack which builds modular racking systems for bike shops will be one of my main sponsors as they are taking care of my race entries this season. My training each week starts at 6:00 am with spinning classes on Monday morning which have been tough to get to as I'm still not awake during most of the hour long session. The class has been a good change of pace and it's nice having a large group of people to workout with no matter what they have for goals. I talked to Jerry D. today as he's looking to put a team together for the 24 hours of 9-mile that is in July. He's going after the 40+ four person National 24 Hour title while I'm focusing on having another good solo effort. The Midwest will be represented well and should come away with some great results with Kerkove, Peterson, Fulkerson and many other good solo freaks for 24 Hr Nationals here in Wisconsin.
2 comments:
Cool blog! Just curious, what do you do for a living and what company? And any advice for those interesting in a cycling-related career?
I currently manage a large shop with over 20 employees that is actually two businesses under one roof. We have the Hostel Shoppe that is bike(Specialized/Giant), snowboard and skis, plus the Volae recumbent company which we started over three years ago and we are the manufacturer. We are known for being the largest recumbent bicycle dealer in the country. I've traveled to bike related events all over the United States and really enjoy the benefits of what I do and the people I meet. I would get involved with a local shop and find out about bike advocacy groups in your area. Volunteer at cycling related events when you can. I'm involved with groups ranging from building MTB trails to expanding our bike paths that circle our community. I went from being a teacher to a cycling related career and have no regrets. Scott
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