DBM Endurance

Introducing NEW DBM Endurance World Championship PRO, over 300% more potent than the original Kona Endurance PRO. This is unlike anything in the world and is for the athlete that demands the absolutely most potent endurance supplement available. If you are looking to DRAMATICALLY increase your aerobic threshold, then you must try World Championship PRO. Your endurance training will reach heights you otherwise thought were not possible and you will not only place in the 10% of your age-group, you’ll win it!

WHAT MAKES IT SO POTENT

Now formulated with Rhodiola rosea containing 15% Rosavins….this is unheard of and cannot be understated! This strain of Rhodiola rosea is extremely rare, very difficult to source and extremely expensive! The original PRO contains 5.1% rosavins, which makes the Rhodiola rosea in World Championship PRO 3 times as strong. We have also added L-Arginine-Alpha-Ketoglutarate to the DBM Amino Fusion component to help improve endurance and increase workout capacity. DBM Endurance World Championship PRO is also formulated 1200mg of Cordyceps sinensis, containing 8% cordycepic acid and the amino acid endurance combination of Citrulline Malate 2:1, L-Leucine, L-Valine and L-Isoleucine and L-Arginine-Alpha-Ketoglutarate. This unique formulation will allow you to rapidly increase oxygen intake and reduce lactic acid. This is a must for any serious triathlete, cyclist, runner or swimmer.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PRO $64.95                Leading Competitor $74.95
Rhodiola rosea, 15% rosavins, 360mg               Rhodiola rosea, 10% rosavins,300mg
Cordyceps , 8% Cordycepic acid, 1200mg        Cordyceps, 7% Cordycepic, 1000mg
 
You will notice that the Rhodiola rosea in World Championship PRO contains 15% rosavins compared to only 10% rosavins in a leading competitor. THE Rhodiola rosea in WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PRO is a whopping 50% more potent than the leading competitor. In addition to the Rhodioa rosea being 50% more potent, you will notice that World Championship PRO contains 20% more Rhodiola (360mg vs 300mg). Notice the dosages and potency of Cordyceps sinensis in World Championship PRO vs a leading competitor. Not only does World Championship PRO contain an amazing 20% more Cordyceps sinensis, it also is formulated 8% cordycepic acid vs only 7%.

So Sublime…

After a week off the bike resting and spending time with family in from out of town, it was time to get back on after my victory at 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo. Unfortunately, I had some work to do on my road bike and spent little time sleeping the night before!

I had also just received some positive news from our teams’ title sponsor, so I was happy to show off our kit just minutes up the road from their dealership.

It was a chilly, but clear Willamette Valley morning as I drove across town to the Sublime Sublimity Circuit Race. We rolled west onto a brutal course with relentless short climbs, some rough roads and even a little winter wind. The race was five laps for a total of 63 miles and finished with a super-steep 20+% kick! With little time for warm-up the talented local field immediately raced hard and I hung on to the back of the group after dropping my chain on the hardest climb of the circuit. Things began to settle down midway through the second lap and I rolled to the front to see how things looked. The brisk early pace seemed to have tempered the groups’ ambition, so I pressed a little and opened a sizeable gap.

I bridged across to the lone leader and immediately dropped him on the next climb. After a lap I had 50 seconds lead, and assumed an aero position to see how long I could stay out front. I maintained a comfortable tempo and increased my advantage to nearly two minutes. At the end of the fourth lap, the now motivated chasers trimmed my advantage to 50 seconds. With a lap to go, I became focused on making the break stick and increased my pace. With less than a half-lap to go, I was up but nearly 90 seconds and cruised in for easy win–thankful not to have to sprint on that final hill!

It was my first CAT 1 race, my first victory on the road in over 10 years, and nice to win so close to home! Sublime indeed…

VICTORY!!!

Many of you know that I opened the 2009 racing season with a visit to the 10th annual KONA 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo. This was to be my first attempt at a 24 SOLO event, so I wanted to be well prepared. With support from my family and teammates, I was able to train consistently since the 1st of January and arrived at the race in decent shape for this time of year.

The race began with a “shotgun” start and a 1/4mile lemans run. I was able to get out in the top 20 and settled into a reasonable pace. My plan was to maintain my 100 mile pace for the entire 24 hours. It worked well and soon I had caught and passed the early leader Tinker Juarez and was riding alone in the lead as darkness approached. I stopped for about 10 minutes to install my lights and add some more clothing. Throughout the night I maintained consistent laps and stopped only at midnight to lube my chain and change batteries. My form was good until about 5am when temperature seemed to drop and the wind began to pick up. I started to get cold even after daylight and another quick stop to remove my lights. I wasn’t able to warm up and my lap times did not improve even though it was daylight. At 11:11am I lapped Tinker and decided that it was time to rest. We had a little recovery meal, pulled some cactus spines out of my legs (overzealous cornering!), and crossed the finish line victorious at 12:01 pm.

I want to thank all of my sponsors, but especially NoTubes.com for the totally rad new race wheels/tires, Magura for the new brakes, fork, and rear shock, and Scrub Components for the sick brake rotors that all arrived just in time to win! Even though I rocked it last year, this was a tough year for sponsorship. This race was on me, but I appreciate all of you out there that believe in my dream and support my cause. Thanks again and savor this one with me! The best is yet to come…

VP

Canada Cup, Canmore, Alberta

July 5th 2008

Rider: Aroussen Laflamme
Cat:Elite
Finishing Position: 26th of 35
Course: 8,4 Km per laps
Number of Laps: 4
Weather: some clouds, mostly clear (720F)

For those who wonders why I haven’t write a report on the Utah NMBS race, the answer is simple, I didn’t finish the race. The short story is that I sliced my front tire in a fast descent and I subsequently crashed when the tire came off the rim. After trying to repair, I had to walk 10 minutes before I found a tube lying close to the pit zone, with a pump. What a chance! Anyway, I was too far back, and I’ve been pulled out of the race.

This week I was in Canmore, Alberta, a nice little town sintered by giant Rocky Mountains topped with snow. I was a wonderful setting to get ready for the Canadian championship in two weeks. I definitively needed to tune my riding to the Canadian standard of technical course. I was not disappointed here; in fact I must admit that the course seems more difficult than the Mont Ste-Anne which tells a lot.

The course also offers a lot of climbing with near 1000 ft per laps, starting at about 4500 ft. If the start had been put at the lowest section of the course, the lap could have been resumed as one long climb and a furiously shaking descent filled with roots, rocks, coal and jumps.

Unfortunately, my cold is still active, stuffing up my nose and irritating my throat. Otherwise I feel great and ready to take this race as part of my training volume for the Championship. This means racing well trained but not well rested.

Like in Utah, the start flat is short and leaves way to a long and steep climb, something that always proves to kill my legs from the go. But as usual now, I started relatively slowly in the absence of a choking effect on the trail. But soon I had to admit that the others racers won’t slow down, so I had to pick up a bit. Two guys passed me in the Oven, a short really steeps gravely climb, just before the single-track. That will proof to be really bad as the guy in front of me created a big enough gap that I had to chase half a lap to close it.

Nothing particular happens during the race: no crash, no mechanical. I just had to admit that some junior experts are totally fearless compared to the old family guy that I am now. The third lap was really tough and I had to relax a bit, not to cramp or bunk. This also allowed me to finish with a strong last lap, the second fastest for me today. Overall I’m happy with the way I managed my race, but I think that some calculated rest before the Championship will be of great importance.

Thanks for reading.

Thanks to my sponsors Kona endurance and Webcor-Alto-Velo.

Posted by Aroussen Laflamme

Preparation for National Mountain Bike Series 4

Dear Valley Resort, Park City, Utah

After a well earned break, the NMBS resume this week-end. The race will be held in Utah, giving way to the first altitude test of the season. The fantastic course is 8.5 miles per lap with 1400 feet of climbing. It offers some really fast, twisty single tracks in a gorgeous setting. It’s hard to beat a landscape that offers the blazingly hot sun and weather with a view on snowcapped mountains.

As a Northern East Coast native, it was comforting to ride among the trees and along the ski slopes. The course offer the best of both world with its fast hard pack trails as in California desert climate with the tree cover of the east coast luxuriant forests. The first climb is also California steep though not as long as Bromont or Snowmass races. A really fun and fast switchbacks loaded descent brings us to the bottom of the valley for another long but moderate climb.

The technical abilities will play a major role tomorrow as the descent offer plenty of time to recover and doesn’t offer a lot of opportunity for big power riders to fly away. There will also have a lot of speed change and hard acceleration. My maxxlite 310 tires mounted tubeless, recommended by my friend Barry, will just be perfect for this task.

My new training regimen associated with the use of my new sponsor product (Kona Endurance) give me a lot of confidence for tomorrow. The only thing that set back my expectation is the virus infection I’m currently fighting, thanks to my little baby!! With the altitude, the main objective is to stay out of the red zone: the recovery is just too long. After the cramps of Fontana, the flat tires of Arizona and the blistering heat of Los Olivos, I’m ready to fight against the element once again.

Posted by Aroussen Laflamme

I just got home from race three of the NUE 100 mile MTB series, the Lumberjack 100 in Michigan. Unfortunately I just missed victory–again! This time I finished 2nd overall just a minute behind the winner Jeff Shalk (Trek/VW). After an unnecessary early flat, I was able to re-join the leaders and did my best to put the pressure on. However, the frantic chase and a little residual training fatigue caught up to me with less than five miles to to. Jeff was hammering up each small climb (it was Michigan) and my legs finally just couldn’t answer the call. Anyway, I am happy with the result minus the bad luck and I am looking forward to even bigger races in July.

Unfortunately it looks like I will have to settle for 2nd overall in the NUE series. With only two races remaining (for me). It is mathmatically impossible for me to overtake the lead. Not bad, but I want you all to know I was there to win!

Speaking of training, I decided to do one more ‘block’ directly following the NUE race in Ohio. 10 days and 50+ hours later I took a few days off before the race. Maybe not a enough, but I think it was almost just right. Without using a product like Kona Endurance Pro, I cannot imagine being able to recover this well, this fast! Not to mention the continued performance increases I have sustained this season!

Now, I am in a long taper leading up to the National Marathon Championships in Breckenridge on July 4th. A race I would most dearly love to win!

In the meantime, I travel to eastern Oregon tomorrow to race the Elkhorn Classic road stage race. This should help me start finding my legs before our Oregon State Championship MTB race the following weekend.

Here is a link to a report on the NUE series event in Michigan:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/mtb.php?id=mtb/2008/jun08/lumberjack100_08

Thanks for reading, and go well!

Posted by Evan Plews

Hi my name is Evan Plews. I am a professional endurance mountain bike racer for ScottUSA (www.scottusa.com). My specialty is competing in longer marathon format events and stage races. If you are interested, you can read more about my racing career at www.evanplews.com.

I am pretty new to the Kona Endurance team and just got my first batch of PRO a few weeks ago. So far, so good, since I have already had some of my most amazing results ever!

Currently, I am preparing for the USA Cycling Marathon National Championships in July. This event will be a cross-country format race 50 miles long with about 10000ft of climbing. Should take me about under four hours to finish depending on the conditions. I am also focusing on getting results at the National Ultra Endurance race series www.usmtb100.com. These events are 100 miles in length and take about 7 hours to complete. I managed to place 3rd in the first event of the series so I am stoked to do well overall!

As you can imagine, events like this require LOTS of training. For me, this means spending many hours building my endurance and aerobic fitness. Call me old school, but shear training volume coupled with intermittent racing is really what works best for me. These last few weeks I have been putting in lots of hours training and trying to race at least once a week to keep my game on. One recent block was 12 days consecutively, 60+ hours, with six days over 100 miles!

Since I have always focused on MTB, I still race category 2 on the road. Maybe this is the year that changes, though. Two weeks ago, I raced the Mt Hood Cycling Classic where I managed to ride well in the opening road stage and subsequent individual time trial. Going into the “Queen Stage”, I was top 10 on general classification. I felt great, so I rode at the front all day and still managed to finish with the leaders at the top of the mountain! This moved me up on GC and proved that I can expend a lot of energy and still climb with the best amateur road cyclists in the country!

I decided to skip the final criterium stage and instead raced a local Oregon XC Series event near Mt Hood. After getting a poor start (wrong turn) and chasing for half the race, I made contact with the leader, local strongman Erik Tonkin (Kona). I was riding well even after several days of stage racing, so I figured that the race was mine to win. Not so fast–I blew my rear tire on a rock and fell back to 4th place! Back on the chase and riding like mad, I ran out of time and had to settle for 2nd place. Disappointing result, but amazing to ride with such strength!

Last weekend, there was another local road race called the “Rehearsal” (www.obra.org) which is part of the annual Oregon Cup Series. This is an event that takes place on the State Championship course several weeks prior and gives opportunity to check out the venue. This was a PRO/Cat 1-2 event and the local contingent was featured well. Guys like Omer Kem (Bissell), Doug Ollerenshaw (Rock Racing), Evan Elken (Jittery Joes), and Aaron Tuckerman (Jelly Belly) were all there ready to hammer. It was super selective course with twisting narrow roads and uphill finish. There was very little flat real estate and nearly half the starters didn’t even finish the race including the series leader. Unfortunately, I just missed the break with Doug and Evan but managed to still lead out the bunch sprint and finish 6th place!

So, needless to say, things are going really well for me since I have started with Kona Endurance PRO. I am really looking forward to trying the CITRABETA SHOT soon… I will keep you posted.

In the meantime, off for a easy recovery ride then traveling to NUE race #2 in Ohio–the Mohican 100!

Over, and thanks for reading!

EP

Posted by Evan Plews