Mapleworks Coaching

12/27/2022

I have 2 openings for daily coaching athletes starting January 1. You can email me at jarednieters at gmail, or call or text 984 666 2753 if you're interested.

06/26/2022

Congrats to Mapleworks Coaching athlete Ben Wright for his win at Gravista!

06/23/2022

Congrats to for her new PR at 315km, in some brutal wind.

06/22/2022

Different doctor on the mountain bike podium! Congrats to Mapleworks Coaching athlete Scott Stahl for his second straight podium at Wednesdays at Wakefield!!

12/02/2021

Building habits this time of year is more important than being motivated. Here's a great little video on ways to facilitate new habits.

You've probably wondered how to build a new habit, and trust me building a new habit is not an easy task, if it was easy everyone would do it. In the book 'T...

11/30/2021

When Jerry Seinfeld was starting as a stand-up, he committed to a habit: Write one joke a day. It didn’t have to be long or even really be funny. It just had to be done. He tracked this with a calendar, and every day after he wrote his joke, he would cross out the date with a big red "X."

You'll often see this anecdote accompanied by the phrase "don't break the chain." This story is a great example of someone becoming great by using habits instead of motivation.

The two key takeaways from this for high performers:
1. Build habits.
2. Track habits.

11/29/2021

The new year is almost here! If you want your 2022 to be great, now is the time to develop your goals, systems, and accountability.

11/28/2021

Here is some interesting data from two riders tackling a cyclocross race with a significantly different approach to the course and pacing.

Riding an off-road race like a time trial isn't going to get you around the course the fastest.

The top file shows noticeable rest before the hard climbs, preparation to attack the course where big chunks of time can be made up. The bottom file is a rider keeping their efforts steady all the way through.

Varying the efforts, even giving back some time by recovering on the approach to longer climbs can allow you to ride the hills faster, making gains that outweigh any seconds bled away during strategic bouts of recovery.

11/27/2021

Routine always beats motivation. Motivation is fickle and unreliable. The path to your goal is paved by habit.

11/26/2021

Now is a great time to start thinking about what you want your 2022 to look like.

02/05/2021

What does everyone anticipate the 2021 racing season to look like?
-Jared

03/11/2020

The Haymarket Bicycles LLC Wednesday Nighter begins tomorrow night! (March 11).

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/24319732

The ride leaves the shop at 5:30 (for the first few weeks) and consists of a warm up on Antioch road, and 4 mini-races.

Race 1 from the Antioch/Waterfall intersection, finishing at The Plains town line on Hopewell. (5 miles)

Full regroup at Girasole in The Plains

Race 2 and 3 is "The Plains Loop," of Old Tavern, Harrison, Belvoir, Bunker Hill, and 55, finishing at The Plains town line. (6.6 miles)

Full regroup after race 2 at Haymarket Bicycles Studio, full regroup at the intersection of Stuart and rt 55.

Race 4 runs back over Waterfall and down Antioch road, ending at the front edge of the I-66 overpass on Antioch. (8.2 miles)

This is a great opportunity to get some race practice in a friendly, low stakes environment.

Haymarket Bicycles WNR is a 32.8 mi Road Cycling Route created by Mark O. on March 11, 2020. It has a maximum elevation gain of 528 meters. Sign up for Strava to save this route and share it with your friends.