After a year and a half of training without any events to compete in, it is time to review your fondo ride strategy! Unless you have organized a group to ride with, the riders around you won’t help you – unless you help yourself. Unlike your commute to work, most...
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2020 Power Camp at Cadence
Looking for a way to stay fit this winter? There is still space in the Kits Energy Power Camp coached by Facundo Chernikoff! These workouts are high-intensity, using Watts to determine your interval intensity. As you are training with the same people each week, you will be following a progressive program...
12 Week Power Camp is back !!!
Last winter, this class was a huge success so we are excited to be back at Cadence again this January. For 2019, the program has been extended to 12 weeks, still designed and coached by Facundo Chernikoff. Coach Gregg will be filling Facundo’s shoes when he is away. The workouts...
The coaches got married!
On September 16th 2017, Coach Kristina and Facundo got married!! We chose the beautiful town of Penticton to complete our vows and were honoured to have “the only and only” Steve King officiate the ceremony! Before the big day our families had the chance to get to know each other...
10 week indoor Powercamp
Kits Energy is excited to announce our partnership with Cadence Cycling Studio. As our first initiative we would like to introduce the first ever Kits Energy Winter Training Program, on their brand new Stages bikes. This 10 week progressive training program will be designed and coached by Facundo. Coach Gregg...
From Runner to Cyclist
In the spring of 2017, my husband, Dean, and I finalized our travel plans for a fall trip to Europe, which was to include one week at the Belvedere Bike Hotel in Italy. We had both been involved in long distance running for about 15 years and had a fairly solid cardiovascular fitness base....
Ride Don’t Hide 2017
For the past four years Kits Energy riders have made this event a priority in their cycling season. For some, they are riding for personal reasons; for friends or family members. Others are riding because they want to support the cause and others are riding simply because it is a very well...
Cultus Lake Triathlon – report and reflections by Coach Gregg Ambrosi
Going through the process of writing a race report, whether you share it with others or just do it for yourself, is a great way to learn from your experiences. It is a simple process. You start with your preparation and then go through the event itself, being sure to include your...
Tips for tapering
Tapering is when you decrease your weekly volume to allow your body a chance to fully recover for an A race or key event. Overall, the reduction in training will result in some fitness loss but this loss is made up by the fact that you will now be 100% mentally and physically recovered. Some people take longer to recover than others...