The DC Marathon, my 26th marathon, was a tremendous success. A PR of 3:05:38 bested my previous PR by 4 minutes and 21 seconds. All of this just one week shy of my 48th birthday! The marathon was chock-full of hills, the most difficult being in the latter stages. The first 15 miles were mostly…
We added a direct link to our Verge Sport online store for anyone to purchase a cool FinKraft kit in pretty much any color. Even our 2019 Special Edition Celeste Cycling Camp kit is available now to anyone no matter if you come to Italy or just ride around on your favorite roads at home.…
I cannot believe it has been 10 years already since I had our first Italy Cycling Camp with my late friend Paolo Zenoni who really pushed for me to start a cycling camp in Italy where he grew up and lived. I have had cycling camps in Tucson, Arizona for many years prior and I…
Masters Cyclocross Worlds , Mol Belgium I wrote this story almost a year ago about my journey to Belgium, but I only shared it with a few friends and clients. It’s now only a couple of weeks left again to the next Master’s Cyclo-Cross Worlds at the same place in Mol. I know a few…
We are ready for departure, a year goes by so fast and it feels like we were just in Italy a couple of weeks ago. Many things and events happened since , both good and bad. Life just moves on at 100 mph it seems. What is the most amazing to me is that every…
If you are a cyclist and you have a passion for cycling FinKraft has two dream cycling vacation/ training camps for you this year in Italy. May 19th – 29th FinKraft Italy Giro Cycling Camp. Still a couple of spots left and not too late to sign up. It is the 100th Anniversary for the…
It’s time to plan for next year . The 100th anniversary Giro Route was officially announced on the 25th this week and guess what – it will run right by our regular Camp routes twice . On May 21st stage 15 finishes right in Bergamo to honor Gimondi and the 100th anniversary of the Giro…
Paul Bertinato, beloved husband, father and grandfather, died October 30th at the age of 59 after sustaining injuries from a cycling accident. Paul will be remembered by family and friends for his buoyant good humor, wit and large spirit.
Craig Rotile is one of my hardest working clients and team mates both on and off the bike. He picked up the sport relatively late in life, but he is putting a 100% effort into everything he does and makes the learning curve steep and the progress steady.
“Knowing I was on a good day, I wasn’t going to let the rain stop me. After shaking off the ‘bike legs’ during mile 1, I felt like it was time to put the hammer down.”
