Posted on May 31st, 2009 by Ryan Bickerstaff
Yesterday I rode the Spectrum Ride - a large fast group ride that brings out some of the faster riders in the area. I felt really good and contested most of the sprints and small hill climbs - it made for a really good workout and with the mixture of acclerations and tempo efforts felt [...]
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Posted on May 31st, 2009 by Ryan Bickerstaff
This past Monday (Memorial Day), I race at the Pan American Cup in Austin, Texas. I spent the Sunday-Thursday after the Oklahoma City race at home in Alva, OK. I hadn’t been home in the Spring or Summer for 8 years, and it was nice to have great weather and “green” everywhere (normally I’m home [...]
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Posted on May 31st, 2009 by Ryan Bickerstaff
I flew into Oklahoma City for the Pan American Championships on Wednesday May 13, my birthday. Being able to race was up in the air until the last minute due to the ITU qualification procedures. Basically, there are 75 starting positions allocated across countries from North, Central, and South America. The problem was that there [...]
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Posted on March 7th, 2009 by Ryan Bickerstaff
My first race of the year, the Stanford Treeathlon, was this morning, and after 4 years of racing it, I finally won! That means I’m undefeated so far this year! haha The last time I won a race overall was Boulder Peak in 2005, and both races were close. I won those races by a [...]
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Posted on November 9th, 2008 by Ryan Bickerstaff
My last triathlon of the year was yesterday on Treasure Island. It was nice to finally be able to do this race. Two years ago I was sick, and last year I had injury a month or two earlier and decided to just refocus for this year. I wasn’t 100% going into [...]
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