Oval Omnium Photos 2013

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Published on Thursday, 13 June 2013 09:45

Photo by Alan Schenkel

Week Two Photos and Video by Alan Schenkel

Kids Race Video-Week Two

Wednesday Worlds-Owl Canyon Long Loop

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Published on Thursday, 13 June 2013 09:26

For the first time in years, maybe decades, Wednesday Night Worlds has added a new route- Owl Canyon Long Loop.  This new route is just as safe as the Classic (with the exception of crossing 287) but adds some series climbing at the end and keeps riders closer to town for the entire ride.  The distance and time are also nearly identical to the Classic but the ride finish is closer to the South end of town.  Ride organizers were also discussing adding the dirt road at the top of the Cement Plant Climb or riding 287 for a short distance so that the Dairy Farm Loop could be added. There are obvious concerns with both options. 

There are now three WNW routes with a few more to come. 

The Classic

The Nunn Loop

The Owl Canyon-Long Loop

The forth loop, the Owl Canyon Short Loop is only used on days with limited daylight.

Adaptations by Dr Ben Miller-Fuel Utilization

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Published on Tuesday, 11 June 2013 11:05

If you have any physiology, performance, or nutrition related questions, email Ben at    This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

For this column I decided to not directly answer a question, but rather set the stage for some important questions.  The goal of this column is to lay out, in a rather simplified way, the fuels you use during exercise. 

ATP is the energetic currency of the human body, however, it is not stored to any large degree, but rather made on an as needed basis.  The body uses nutrients to convert the potential energy contained in those nutrients to ATP.  The main nutrient fuels available to the body are carbohydrates (CHO), fats, and to a lesser degree protein.  This column will only focus on CHO and fats since they are quantitatively the most important fuels (see Figure 1 for energy storage sites). Within carbohydrate the main energy sources are glucose and lactate.  Fats start as triglycerides, which are broken down into free fatty acids (FFA).  CHO are stored as glycogen in the muscle and the liver, FFA are stored as adipose tissue (fat) in a variety of locations.  The amount of CHO that can be stored as glycogen is limited while the amount of fat that can be stored as adipose is nearly unlimited.  Consequently during a bout of exercise the amount CHO is limited while the amount of fat is not.  However, even though fat is unlimited and CHO is not, CHO is the preferred fuel at the intensities that cyclists race at.

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