Fall is here — Enjoy the Season!

Fall has arrived in the north land, and this change in seasons generally means a change in attitude, outlook and training.

For many athletes, the race and event season is winding down.  It’s been a long season and by this time many riders are tired – both mentally and physically.  The toll is often heavy and [...]

The Most Important Cycling Fact to Remember is………

Cars Do Not See Cyclists and They Don’t Look for Cyclists.  So WE Must Be On Guard at ALL TIMES

A good friend of mine was hit by a car this past weekend as he rode the Ironman Wisconsin course.  He’s doing OK, but he was pretty severely banged up.  And he still doesn’t remember what [...]

Don’t Forget Your Stuff!!

Race season is here, and with this comes travelling to the race site.  This could be across town or across the country, and this requires some organizing, pre-planning and thinking ahead.  Because what happens if you get to your destination without your stuff?  Well, depending on what you forgot you could be totally SOL!

I suggest [...]

The best part of cycling training is……

Cycling fatigue is like flu shot.  In order to effectively fight the flu, we first must be injected with a dose of it.  Our body adapts to it then is able to rebuff the flu when we’re exposed to it.

Similarly, we must expose ourselves to relatively high levels of exercise-induced stress to create fatigue.  Our [...]

Back In The Saddle

Hi Cyclists,

I’ve been out of touch for the past couple weeks, and I apologize.  Some things came up that required much of my time and attention and couldn’t be avoided.  Sorry about that, but I’m back so let’s get going!

Tomorrow’s post will focus on the “Transition” period, which is that 2-4 week time period following [...]