http://www.kevincollington.com Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:24:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm really excited to announce that I will be riding Orbea bikes in 2010! The 2010 Orca. I know what you're thinking - you're thinking, "Hey, didn't you ride Orbea bikes last year and also the year before?" Yes I did, but this year I will be on brand new Orbeas ... http://www.kevincollington.com/orbea/ A couple of posts ago I mentioned that my coach and I scrambled to make alternate race schedules as it appeared my start spots at the first World Championship Series races of 2010 were in jeopardy. Since that post I received a few questions about my coaching situation and ... http://www.kevincollington.com/coaching/ It's always cool to see the 'zero' on the Olympic countdown signs here at the OTC. Although I hope I don't see it in 2012! http://www.kevincollington.com/always-cool/ As I mentioned in my last post I decided not to race in South America in the early season for the first time since 2007. What I didn't mention, however, was the fact that my start positions for the first few races of the year were in imminent danger ... http://www.kevincollington.com/all-that-worry-was-for-nothing/ This weekend a lot of my friends are heading down to Salinas, Ecuador to race in the ITU Pan American Cup there. The race in Salinas combined with the races last month in La Paz, Argentina, and Viña Del Mar, Chile, constitute the super-early season ITU race schedule in ... http://www.kevincollington.com/south-america-is-nice-but-im-glad-im-not-going-back/ Training is going well out in Colorado. I love running on the trails around Colorado Springs - Palmer Park, Bear Creek, Rampart Ridge Road, or the old stand by: the Monument Trail. The weather in January was nice so I was even able to ride outside a bit. ... http://www.kevincollington.com/training-in-colorado/ I just confirmed that I will be racing a few French Grand Prix races next year for the French club Poissy. For those who don't know what a French Grand Prix race entails, it is a sprint distance draft legal race. A few Americans have raced in the ... http://www.kevincollington.com/french-grand-prix/ If you could go anywhere in the world for a winter training camp where would you go? I think most would answer one of the usual suspects: Hawaii, Southern California, Tucson, South Africa, Australia, etc. What about Gainesville, FL? Don't laugh! It's true: Gainesville is ... http://www.kevincollington.com/why-gainesville-is-great-for-winter-training/ I just arrived back in Colorado Springs after a two month hiatus from the training center and I'm currently in the middle of week five of base training for the 2010 season. I have no plans to go anywhere warm for base training, the theory being that I do ... http://www.kevincollington.com/colorado-for-the-winter/ I finally put together a race schedule for next year! Not that it was that hard - the focus is on the World Championship Series and starting out the 2012 Olympic qualifying process. Starting June 1st any World Championship, World Cup, or Continental Championship (and maybe a few ... http://www.kevincollington.com/2010-schedule/