About time I update this site huh? The past two weeks have been quite action packed to say the least. Picking up and moving to a new place is a great way to keep busy with all sorts of things to do. Shortly after the Chequamagon I loaded up the Taurus and aimed it southwest for Tucson, Arizona. Some 36 hours later I arrived with a driving time of 29 hours. The initial plan was to make the trip into three days of driving, but I quickly realized that two long days would be better than suffering through three days on the road… My apartment here has worked out nicely thus far and is just right for what I need. Fortunately that’s not too much since the place is only about 310 square feet. I’ve got plenty of space to be comfortable and to do what I need to do and there is just enough room to store the bikes of course.
So what exactly am I doing in Tucson you might wonder? Just another pro trying to up his training throughout the winter months? Well yes, but that’s not 100% of it. Tucson has a climate that is very inviting and the cycling community is great boot, so I’ll be able to take things up another gear with my preparations. I’m not to the point where I can quit my day job and focus 100% of my energy on cycling, so I’m going to expand on my coaching business here in Tucson. Over the past three years and especially the past two with CTS, nearly all of my coaching has been done on a remote basis where I’m geographically removed from the athletes that I work with. This remote-based method works surprising well and it’s been my experience that nearly everyone who has tried it has also had success with it. At the same time I realize that some people would prefer more of a local coach, someone who has established a rapport within a given community. This is the component that I’m adding to the business that I already do. The local connections here will operate just as the remote ones do; it is just that the local proximity creates some sort of connection that some find challenging to find through the phone and internet alone. This new home base will also allow me to offer things such as performance testing, winter or spring training camps for those of you in the frozen portions of the country and also it will provide me the opportunity to work with clubs such as the U of A cycling team.
All of what I’ve done in the past as a coach will remain and I’m only expanding on the interactions that I’m able to share with the athletes that I work with. Of course there is a lot of time and energy that will go into this, but I’m very excited at the though of what opportunities exist for me here in Tucson. You can expect more frequent reports once again now that I’m back in the blog mode. Keep it Real & don’t forget the sunscreen, -TJ
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