Calvins Challenge – What is more important than winning?

Story by Kurt Searvogel, My family – Trish, Allen and I headed up to Calvin’s to do some Ultra Racing. I had cut a deal with my 14 year-old son to do the 6 hour TT in exchange for a video game, and I was there to break the course record of 268 miles which [...]

Pascale Lercangee – Shares Calvin’s 1st Overall and Captures Age Group Record

Story by Pascale Lercangee, Saturday May 5th 2012, 4:22am.  I woke up 3 minutes before the alarm.  Everything was ready: cooler with premixed bottles, bars, fruit, pasta, chocolate milk; gear, bike and myself.  This was my 3rd Calvin’s Challenge Race and the only UMCA event I have done so far.  The first year I did 205 [...]

Making the Tough Decision – John Schlitter’s Record Breaking Calvin’s Challenge

Story by John Schlitter, Mixed emotions going into my sixth Calvin’s, in short both Jacquie Hafner, Lexi Hafner crewing and I had little time on the bikes since Bessie’s as we all caught caught some kind of bug that just would not go away.  I kept voting for not going, just stay home save the [...]

Seana Hogan – Back on Top at 444

It was way back on May 11,  1993 when Seana Hogan set the Ultra Marathon Cycling Association (UMCA ) Women’s 24hr Outdoor Track Distance Record at the Hellyer Park Vellodrome in San Jose, CA. with an absolutely exceptional 427.86 mile effort.  That same year she also won her second Race Across America (RAAM) and went on to [...]

Stu Downs Sets New Zealand 24hr Mark

Story by Stu Downs, Ultra Race News have been kind enough to allow me to give a brief update on the recent attempt at the New Zealand 24 hour (outdoor) track record.  The record was held by the very well respected Kiwi endurance cyclist Colin Anderson, and I am lucky to have gotten to know [...]

Race Numbers and Flats – John Schlitter’s Miami 6hr

Story by John Schlitter, Race Numbers and Flats, what does this have to do with the six hour race in Miami, FL March 31st? Well it was the race number from that race that I used to boot Jacquie Hafner’s sliced tire and my own on a training ride today.  I ended up using all [...]

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  • Christoph Strasser

    Christoph Strasser Wins Race Around Slovenia

    The sixth annual Race Around Slovenia (DOS-RAS) has concluded with 2011 Race Across America (RAAM) winner Christoph Strasser finishing the 1,182km course in first position with a time of 1day- 16hr-8-min.  Slovenian Marko Baloh, the 2011 DOS-RAS Champion, was second to cross the finish line nearly 2.5 hrs behind the Austrian.  Swiss racer Simon Ruff [...]

    May, 15 2012 0 Comments Full Story
  • Seana Hogan – Back on Top at 444

    Seana Hogan – Back on Top at 444

    It was way back on May 11,  1993 when Seana Hogan set the Ultra Marathon Cycling Association (UMCA ) Women’s 24hr Outdoor Track Distance Record at the Hellyer Park Vellodrome in San Jose, CA. with an absolutely exceptional 427.86 mile effort.  That same year she also won her second Race Across America (RAAM) and went on to [...]

    May, 07 2012 1 Comments Full Story
  • Calvin’s Challenge Start Video

    Calvin’s Challenge Start Video

    Wow!  What a great day of racing at Calvin’s Challenge in Springfield, OH yesterday.  A record number of racers coupled with nearly perfect weather conditions were the perfect mix for a banner day. We are working to get the official race results posted on UltraRaceNews as quickly as possible.  We have also begun to sort [...]

    May, 06 2012 1 Comments Full Story
  • Kirk Gentle - 24hr Overall Standard Winner

    2012 Bessie’s Creek 24/12/6 Results

    24hr Race – Male Standard         Overall                                                             1st     Kirk Gentle  -  398 miles 2nd     Mel Morris  -  386 [...]

    Apr, 24 2012 0 Comments Full Story
  • The 2012 Bessie’s Creek 24 To Be Held April 14-15

    The 2012 Bessie’s Creek 24 To Be Held April 14-15

    The 2012 edition of Bessie’s Creek 24 cycling races will be held over the weekend of April 14/15. Spring riding is a wonderful time of the year to be cycling in southeast Texas. Racers will be treated to a profusion of brilliant wildflowers inhabiting the lush verges bordering the  course; bluebonnets, indian paintbrushes and cornflowers [...]

    Apr, 05 2012 0 Comments Full Story

  • 2012 Heart of the South 500/200 Official Results

    Kurt Searvogel wins the solo 2012 edition of the Heart of the South 500 in a time of 32hrs 4mins.  Valerio Zamboni was in second at 35hrs 38mins followed by Kelly Parham in 38hrs 29mins.  It was a tough race with not only the difficult course making an impact, but the severe thunderstorms taking their [...]

    Apr, 02 2012 0 Comments Full Story
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  • The Weakest Link

    The Weakest Link

    The discussion of whether or not strength training should be applied to cyclists has been saturated with reasons why it doesn’t work for most cyclists. After all, they already have strong legs, and who needs the extra upper body weight when climbing a hill?   Many cyclists will try applying strength training for a certain time of the [...]

    Mar, 22 2012 0 Comments Full Story
  • Finding The Balance

    Finding The Balance

      Trying to determine how much riding you need to do when training for an ultra-event can seem like guess work for many riders.  Putting together a program for yourself should start with looking at the whole picture of your lifestyle (work, family, etc.) and perhaps writing a few things down so that some order can [...]

    Jan, 23 2012 1 Comments Full Story

  • Goal Setting

    Finding a way to cycle your season for ultra-racing is an essential part of your overall training program and will give you a way to perhaps look at your periodization plan with a clearer perspective.  A good way to start would be to choose one event that you would like to do your very best [...]

    Dec, 13 2011 0 Comments Full Story
  • Jim Verheul - JBVCoaching

    Training For Ultracycling Events

    UltraRaceNews is proud to introduce Jim Verheul of JBVCoaching as our newest site contributor.  Jim will be sharing his Ultracycling training and coaching theory derived from a long and diverse cycling background as a racer, race official, race promoter and coach.  Welcome Jim!     By Jim Verheul, Friends and clients often ask me if ultra cycling events are good [...]

    Nov, 18 2011 6 Comments Full Story
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  • Fueling For Ultra Cycling Events

    Proper fueling during a long-duration event/race (200 miles to 500+ miles) is something that can’t be taken lightly… the quality of the fuel you put in your body—as well as the quantity of that fuel—needs to be seriously considered if you hope to enjoy a successful event.  Hopefully, you’ve been testing your fueling plan for [...]

    May, 12 2012 1 Comments Full Story
  • Cramping – What a pain!

    Cramping – What a pain!

    Science has provided a number of theories as to why muscle cramps occur; however, no definitive answer has been given. That’s a real drag because, of the potential performance-inhibiting issues involved in endurance sports, arguably nothing can stop you in your tracks quicker than a full-fledged muscle cramp. Potential Causes Dr. Bill Misner writes: “The [...]

    Feb, 06 2012 0 Comments Full Story

  • Carbo Loading? Now? You Betcha!

    The calendar still reads 2011 as I write this, and with many of your ultra distance rides/races not occurring until the early-to-middle part of spring 2012 (or later), you might be thinking, “Carbo loading? Now?  Are you crazy?”   Hear me out, though.  I have no doubt that my rationale is sound and that, if [...]

    Dec, 22 2011 0 Comments Full Story
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