November 12, 2009

Hi Joe, I am a new cyclist coming off my first season of riding. I am a recreational rider and I am very heavily debating on entering an amateur road race next spring. Cycling is just a hobby for me and I was curious if you think racing for recreation is a worthwhile pursuit.

guy_cooperJustin B - Stillwater, Oklahoma

Stillwater, OK - the home of the great Guy Cooper. I spent about a week there a few years ago riding motorcycles at the Stillwater Cycle Park. We had to go buy memberships to the club at a local bicycle shop that was run by Guy's sister. A bunch of guys were trying to do this jump in between some trees and no one was really having all that much luck with it. All of a sudden, some dude on a big KTM, wearing jeans and a pocket t-shirt starts nailing it. After he'd jumped it 4-5 times I saw him land, pull over and cut the motor, and then answer his cell-phone that was in the pocket of his t-shirt. It was Guy Cooper himself.

Justin, the answer is yes, racing for recreation is a blast, and I believe it's a very worthwhile pursuit.

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August 26, 2009

Your book was great. When you were a pro, who created your training programs? Any talk about your book being adapted to a movie?

Joe CoolJoe Favara - Macungie, Pennsylvania

Joe,

The fact that you have the outstanding name "Joe" makes it fitting that you liked my book. Everyone knows that people named Joe are Cool.

When I was a pro, my training program was devised by yours truly -- the Joe on this side of this interweb-log. It was a bit of a different time though, with most training being done in races themselves. Training programs were more organic, in that they kind of shaped themselves -- not necessarily because they were pesticide-free.

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