Category: Books
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The Effect of Periodization on Tour de France Results
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRich Young of Experience Plus wrote a very good article called Periodization and Predictions for the ’05 Tour de France where he briefly explained the concept of periodization (“you can’t be superhuman all twelve months of the year”) and went on to discuss the prospects of each of the major Tour…
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Start Reading “Lance Armstrong’s War”
Reading Time: 3 minutesMy wife Kathleen was laughing at me this morning when I told her that I was about to finish the new book Lance Armstrong’s War by Daniel Coyle, a contributing editor for Outside Magazine. Kathleen said, “Wow, you finished a long book! This is going to open new horizons for you,” as…
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It’s Definitely Worth Reading “Tour de France for Dummies”
Reading Time: 2 minutesEarlier this week Sammarye Lewis sent me a copy of her new book Tour de France for Dummies. Phil Liggett and James Raia are Sammarye’s co-authors. I hope to be able to do a more comprehensive review of this book in the next few days, but I want to say that Tour…
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Lance Armstrong’s War: A New Book About to Hit the Radar Screen
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI stumbled onto a website that mentioned a new book called Lance Armstrong’s War written by Daniel Coyle, a contributing editor for Outside Magazine. I understand that Coyle and his family moved to Girona, Spain in February 2004 to spend a year following Lance Armstrong and professional cycling. This book has…
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Seattle Times Discusses Amazon.com’s Holiday Shipment Effort
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMartin O’Donnell pointed out a Seattle Times article that discusses the performance of Amazon.com’s fulfillment centers during the 2004 holiday season. The article also provides some statistics about overall e-commerce sales: Consumers spent $2.03 billion online during the five days ending Friday {December 17}, a 49 percent jump compared with the…
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Tried a Recipe from “Chris Carmichael’s Food for Fitness”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m continuing to read Chris Carmichael’s Food for Fitness, a book provides nutritional guidance to athletes of all ages. Over the weekend, I decided to make Road Trip Cookies, a recipe that’s included in the book. These cookies are made with bananas, butter, eggs, white and brown sugar, flour, baking soda,…
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Met Chris Carmichael at “Food for Fitness” Book Signing
Reading Time: 2 minutesMy wife and I attended the book signing at Galyans Sports & Outdoors this afternoon for Chris Carmichael’s Food for Fitness and got to meet Chris Carmichael. A large number of Carmichael Training Systems customers, serious amateur athletes, and fans of the Tour de France were there to try to meet Chris…
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Chris Carmichael Signing “Food for Fitness” in Freehold, NJ on July 31
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEarlier today, I learned that Chris Carmichael will appear at the new Galyans Sports & Outdoors in Freehold, NJ on Saturday, July 31, 2004, from 1:00 to 3:00pm. Carmichael will be signing his new book Chris Carmichael’s Food for Fitness which debuted last week and has already rocketed to Number 6…
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“The Tour de France Companion” is a Good Guide for American Tour Watchers
Reading Time: 4 minutesI just received a review copy of The Tour De France Companion by Bob Roll with a forward by Dan Koeppel. This book is: partly a guide to the 2004 Tour de France, partly a Tour history book, and partly an introduction to Tour pagentry and symbolism for people watching the tour…