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Dear team,<\/p>\n
Everything is about to change.<\/p>\n
So far this year, the Williams Cycling Team has been about going on fun rides, exploring Williamstown, and meeting other really cool people who like riding bicycles. After this Thanksgiving break, however, we will be transitioning to a formal training regimen. You’ll soon be receiving a detailed training plan.<\/p>\n
We’ll be doing these workouts as a team as much as possible. Of course, if your schedule doesn’t allow you to join us (we’ll usually go at 4), then you can certainly go whenever is best for you. Someone– usually me– will be sending out daily workouts through the listserv. Those of you who have done any kind of interval workouts before will recognize the type of training that we do.<\/p>\n
That being said, I absolutely don’t want to downplay how physically and mentally demanding the next few months will be. These intervals are hard. Really hard. The workouts involve subjecting yourself to extreme physical discomfort for extended periods of time, and then repeating this process again and again, day after day. And, because of the weather we get in Williamstown, you will for the most part be riding indoors from December until March. Regardless of your background in endurance athletics, I can personally guarantee that you will find the workouts extremely challenging.<\/p>\n
At the same time, I want to emphasize that we do these intervals for a reason. These workouts are the reason why we win so many races in the spring. They will make you fast. They will give you sexy, rock-hard quads. And they will make you competitive come spring time. Furthermore, every single one of you is capable of completing the workouts, provided that you are willing to work very hard.<\/p>\n
It might be slightly nonsensical, but I know that Henry, Amy, and I (maybe not Todd…) all look forward to interval season. Perhaps the interior of the ark is slightly less scenic than Mt. Greylock, but there’s some intangible greatness about completing these grueling sessions together, as a team. It’s pretty damn cool to be working so hard that you fog up the windows.<\/p>\n
This is going to be a really great year for the Williams Cycling Team. We have a squad full of really talented riders. With Thanksgiving coming up, I feel like I have so many things to be thankful for, and being able to spend the next few months with you all is definitely a huge blessing. I look forward to suffering with you all.<\/p>\n
Here’s your homework for break:<\/p>\n
1) Shortly after break we’ll be having our goals meeting. I would like everyone interested in racing to attend the meeting. At the meeting, everyone will tell the rest of the team their goals for the season. I would like all of you to start thinking about what you want to accomplish this season, both on an individual level but also for the team.<\/p>\n
2) A lot of you mentioned that you have bike gear at home. Bring it back with you! You can store it in the ark– it will make your life a lot easier. Also, if you have a heart rate monitor, BRING IT TO PRACTICE! We’re still working on getting all the loaners in working shape. Note that we’ll also be having some tutorial sessions on basic bike maintenance.<\/p>\n
3) For those of you with music players, start making your interval playlist. The alternative is that you will have to listen to my playlist for about 3 straight months. Unless you really<\/em> like Rihanna, Daft Punk, Girl Talk, and Miley Cyrus, this would be bad for you.<\/p>\n In conclusion, I’d like to leave you with one of my favorite speeches of all time. Given what we’re about to undertake, I think it’s pretty fitting.<\/p>\n You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of I have full confidence in your courage and devotion to duty and skill in Good luck! And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great – Dwight D. Eisenhower, on the eve of the allied invasion of Normandy.<\/p>\n In solidarity, and so incredibly excited,<\/p>\n Erik<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear team, Everything is about to change. So far this year, the Williams Cycling Team has been about going on fun rides, exploring Williamstown, and meeting other really cool people who like riding bicycles. After this Thanksgiving break, however, we will be transitioning to a formal training regimen. You’ll soon be receiving a detailed training Read more about It begins.<\/span>[…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2003,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/cycling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/cycling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/cycling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/cycling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2003"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/cycling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=437"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/cycling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1077,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/cycling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437\/revisions\/1077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/cycling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/cycling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/cycling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nstriven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The
\nhopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.
\nIn company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on
\nother Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war
\nmachine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of
\nEurope, and security for ourselves in a free world.<\/p>\n
\nequipped and battle hardened. He will fight savagely.<\/p>\n
\n1940-41. The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats,
\nin open battle, man-to-man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their
\nstrength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our Home
\nFronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions
\nof war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men.
\nThe tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to
\nVictory!<\/p>\n
\nbattle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory! <\/p>\n
\nand noble undertaking.<\/em><\/p>\n