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Into week 13 of the OS closed out with a bang as I participated in the 2nd annual Harpoon Brewery Indoor Time Trial hosted by Fast Splits. It was a solid week of training coming back from the 25.3 mile run around Boston for the Run for Haiti Project (yes, you can still donate!). Interesting to watch the fatigue wear off…

We talk a lot inside Endurance Nation about the need to do cool stuff with your fitness. It’s not just a really good idea from a mental perspective or a season planning one, it’s a great way to take the pressure off and have fun. But since most of us are Type A endurance athletes, cool is somehow related to the concept of epic. Since riding my bike is cool, riding my bike from Boston to Portland, Maine would be really cool…right? The answer is not so simple.

After publishing my previous article on how to become a better beginner cyclist, I realized that perhaps I spoke in terms too broad to actually help folks take tangible steps to improve. One of the best ways to improve how you ride a bike is to…ride your bike…a lot. That said, most of us don’t have enough time in the week to get enough ride time in. So consider the following list of skills/drills a way to “hack” the cycling learning curve.