Workout Wednesday – Never get dropped again!

You’ve trained diligently all winter.  You’ve done long rides in your aerobic zones to build your aerobic engine.  You’ve done some rides with long, steady tempo intervals.  You’ve ridden some long threshold intervals.  So you think you’re ready for your first race or group ride with the “fast” group.

Cyclists – Tweak Your Training

Summer has arrived, and with it has come the cycling race/event season.  Finally! 

 

You’ve spent the last several months building your aerobic engine, strength and pedaling skills.  Now it’s time to put all these training hours and all this work [...]

Workout Wednesday – MTB ride!

I’ve had lots of requests for MTB workouts.  Thank you, that’s a great suggestion.  Here’s one of my favorites to help prepare you for the specific demands of the race start.

 

Put yourself at the start line.  You’re jittery and nervous, knowing that you [...]

Cyclists – No Free Lunch, Part 1

We live in an age of instant gratification.  We expect “everything” and expect to give up nothing in return.  You’ve seen this sort of stuff everywhere:

 

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Honor The TRUE Heroes

Memorial Day marks the first “unofficial” day of summer.  Today is also a day off work for many people, possibly you.  Cyclists all over the country are taking advantage of the day off to get in a long ride and some extra hours training.