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Once again, our California camp was a huge success. But honestly, it’s hard not to have a good time here. The network of beautiful farm and canyon roads is so plentiful it looks like someone dropped a strainer of spaghetti noodles onto the map and put a road everywhere a noodle fell.
A lone rider on Prefumo canyon road outside of San Luis Obispo. Photo Tom Robertson
On top of the epic riding, there’s great surfing nearby, which Brendan thinks is better than swimming for triathlon training. It’s definitely quite a bit more fun than swimming laps, we think. We even got out for a mountain bike ride on our “recovery day.”
Brendan considers his options. Photo Tom Robertson
We picked a few apples from the orchards while on our rides, drank a bit of local wine, and ate great food like seared duck breast with local fig compote, chive risotto, and grilled asparagus.
Bill Nicolai earns his dinner on the climb up Prefumo Canyon before descending into orchards and vineyards. Photo Tom Robertson
Photographer Tom Robertson was on assignment during camp and he captured tons of amazing images- including this candid shot of Brendan about to lose the plank competition during our trademark “Core on Shore” event. Andy claims he was trying to help by keeping the sun of his back. Kim Helgans of Cal fame took home the gold.
Brendan battles to stay up
Stay tuned as we’ll be posting more great pictures from Tom.
Tags: Andy Schultz, Brendan Halpin, California, HED Wheels, Owen Gue, San Luis Obispo, The Cycling House, Ty Brookhart
Posted in Business News, TCH Camper News, TCH Staff News on September 29th, 2011
The Cycling House was delighted to have been present at the 2011 Ironman Coeur d’Alene. Congrats to all Ironman CDA competitors! IM CDA truly is an amazing race for both spectators and athletes. The 38 year old Craig Alexander absolutely flew through the course to finish with a time of 8:19:48. Missoula, MT triathletes have repeatedly brought their A-game to this race and last weekend was no exception. Here is how the race played out for friends and staff of TCH:
Adam Jensen (Team Zoot Sports) of Missoula had a phenomenal race and finished 5th overall with a time of 9:05:42! Adam Jensen loves pain.
Adam Jensen digging deep on the run to finish in 5th place overall! (photo by Phil Grove)
The Cycling House head coach, ride guide and all-around badass, Brendan Halpin (Zoot Sports) also had an amazing Ironman. Tendonitis, the flu and food poisoning can’t keep Halpin from competing. He finished 11th overall in the pro mens field with a time of 9:34:19. Every time brendan rode by the Missoula cheer squad on the bike leg of the race he had a smile on his face. Nice work halpin!
Brendan Halpin finished his Ironman with a time of 9:34:19
Matt Shryock (French interpreter for TCH) also of Missoula, MT finished 15th overall in the mens field.
Matt Shryock at the Couer d'Alene Ironman (photo by Phil Grove)
Ironman CDA was Graham Meng’s first ever full distance Ironman. He graduated from dental school just days before this race and must have figured that the perfect graduation gift for himself would be a 10.5 hour suffer fest. He loved it!
Graham Meng (DDS) racing for the Meng dynasty and Hammer Nutrition (photo by Phil Grove)
Couer d’Alene is about a 2 hour drive from Missoula so there are copious amounts of Montanans cheering on the racers.
Most likely the fastest fans around: Linsey Corbin, Joel Brown, Ryan Payne and Jeff Cincoski. Linsey Corbin dominated this race last year and set a women's course record. When she isn't racing she on the sidelines cheering her guts out.
This is the group of Montanans that put their effort in the night before IM to support the local CDA economy. (mainly the businesses that don't close until 2am)
The legendary Ironfan, Phil Grove
If you competed in last weekends race please drop us a line! We would love to hear how it went. – The Cycling House
Tags: Adam Jensen, Brendan Halpin, IM CDA, Ironman Coeur d'Alene, Matt Shryock, Triathlon
Posted in TCH Camper News, TCH Staff News on June 28th, 2011
Training, racing, coaching, cold beer and injuries. Brendan Halpin checks in from Missoula, MT. Click here to read his update.
Tags: Brendan Halpin, Coaching, Easy Living in Montana, Halpin, Life, Montana, Professional, training, Traithlon, Zoot
Posted in TCH Staff News on May 23rd, 2011
Brendan had to pull a near non-stop drive from Tucson, AZ to Missoula, MT to make it back to the “Montana World Championships”. This race is always stacked with professional talent and it’s a highlight to any triathlete that resides in Montana.
Brendan racing in the Montana World Championships. Photo by Myke Hermsmeyer
Although battling a cold, fatigue from driving nearly 1600 miles solo and sore muscles from moving boxes, furnisher and bikes out of The Cycling House Tucson, Brendan still took 3rd overall in the pro mens race.
The following weekend was the Wildflower 70.3 in California’s central coast. Brendan had a incredible run and solid race overall. He placed 18th in the pro men.
Brendan Halpin, Adam Jensen and Matt Shryock all had great races at Wildflower.
Jen Luebke raced strong in her first time racing the pro field at Wildflower. She placed 17th overall!
Zoot Sport Triathlon Team. Jen Luebke, Brendan Halpin and Adam Jensen representing Montana on the Zoot professional team.
Anya Wechsler was racing in the Redwood National Forest shortly after ending her season at The Cycling House Tucson. The Avenue of the Giants Marathon is a tough race that goes through the Redwood National forest (California Marathon State Championships).
Anya ran like the wind through the Redwoods!
Anya placed 2nd overall in the women’s race with a time of 3:09! She caught the 2nd place girl in the last 400 meter of the marathon. TCH sends Anya a massive congratulations for an amazing performance through some enormous trees!
Anya in the finishing stretch on her way to 2nd place overall in the women's race!
We are now prepping for The Cycling House France. We have a quick scouting trip this upcoming week and the official camp starts on the 17th of July. Join us if you can!
Ready for Europe
Cheers,
The Cycling House
Tags: 26.2, 70.3, Anya Wechsler, Brendan Halpin, Marathon, Montana Triathlon, Run, Running, Wildflower
Posted in TCH Staff News on May 6th, 2011
Pro Triathletes Linsey Corbin and Brendan Halpin are hosting an epic triathlon camp at The Cycling House in Tucson, AZ. There has been an added element of character building at this camp due to record lows here in Southern Arizona. That being said, we have an amazing group of campers and their upbeat attitudes are incredible!
The Tri crew heading out for their afternoon run.
Linsey Corbin is fresh off her latest 70.3 win in Pucon, Chile. She’s a fellow Montanan and close friends with the crew at The Cycling House. Brendan just PR’d with a time of 2:38 at the Rock n Roll Marathon in Phoenix, AZ!
Pre-Breakfast stretch and core session at The Cycling House
Both Brendan and Linsey started racing triathlons together while going to school at the University of Montana. Ever since then their friendship has grown as well as their success in the sport.
Brendan Halpin leads the group to the base of Gates Pass
Ty Brookhart has been preparing some AMAZING food this week!
Our first couple of rides were cold but Linsey and Brendan credited these workouts to aid in being better prepared to deal with tough, miserable races later on the road
Wide open desert roads in Arizona
TCH Staffer, Anya Wechsler is ready to lead some trail runs
Part-time staffer, Emily Kipp is just coming off a 40 day bike tour down the CA coast. She makes sure the wine is flowing...
Linsey and Jodie cresting the top of Gates Pass. It's all down hill to lunch.
Stay tuned for more updates. We thank Linsey and Brendan for making this such a memorable week!
Tags: Brendan Halpin, Camp, HED Wheels, Linsey Corbin, Montana, Power Training, Powertap, Saris, SL, training, Traithlon
Posted in Business News, TCH Camper News, TCH Staff News on February 3rd, 2011
Owen Gue, Jen Luebke and Brendan Halpin riding mountain bikes in Missoula, MT. Photo courtesy of Linda Thompson
The Cycling House was featured on the front page of the Missoulian, the daily newspaper in Missoula, MT. Owen, Jen and Brendan sat down with reporter, Betsy Cohen to explain why they love what they do for a living. Read this article in The Cycling House News section.
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Tags: Brendan Halpin, Business, Jen Luebke, Missoula, Missoulian, Montana, Owen Gue
Posted in Business News, TCH Staff News on November 6th, 2009
Sam Schultz wins the 2009 Rolling Thunder Cyclocross Race.
Sam Schultz took home the top prize at the 2009 Rolling Thunder cyclocross race in Missoula, MT. This is quite possibly the best bike race in the world. With brisk Montana Fall temperatures, great local microbrews, huge crowns and a stacked field racing under the lights, made this event absolutely unforgettable.
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Tags: Andy Schultz, Brendan Halpin, CycleOps, Cycling Kit, Cyclocross, HED Wheels, HED wheelset, Montana Cyclocross, Owen Gue, Pro, Racing, Sam Schultz, Schultz Brothers Racing, SL, Subaru Gary Fischer, TCH, The Cycling House
Posted in Business News, TCH Staff News on October 26th, 2009
The Cycling House is sponsoring the best cyclo-cross race in the United States. Held in Missoula, MT under the lights, the atmosphere is electrifying. Fans (and racers) enjoy a plentiful beer garden with the best local brews, podium girls, stacked categories, and one heck of a great race course.
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Tags: Andy Schultz, Brendan Halpin, Cycling Kit, Cyclo-cross, HED, Jen Luebke, Jersey, Owen Gue, Red Danger, Rolling Thunder, Sam Schultz, Stinger, TCH, Wheelset
Posted in Business News, TCH Staff News on October 16th, 2009
Sam Schultz continues to rip the legs off of other competitors on the dirt. He recently took 3rd place at Mountain Bike Nationals. Andy Schultz was close behind in 6th
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Tags: Andy Schultz, Boise 70.3, Brendan Halpin, Calgary 70.3, Cycling House, Half Ironman, HED Stinger, Ironman Canada, Jen Luebke, Mountain Bike, Nationals, Powertap, Sam Schultz, Saris, TCH Staff, Triathlon, World Cup, xterra
Posted in TCH Staff News on August 30th, 2009
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