In Part 1 of this post, I offered some advice regarding a few ways to improve your ability to handle your bike while riding all by your lonesome. As promised, this week I’ll offer a few suggestions regarding riding well, i.e. more efficiently, more enjoyably, more safely; while riding with any number of other riders whether…
In Part 1 of this post, I offered some advice regarding a few ways to improve your ability to handle your bike while riding all by your lonesome. As promised, this week I’ll offer a few suggestions regarding riding well, i.e. more efficiently, more enjoyably, more safely; while riding with any number of other riders whether…
You need sufficient, high quality nutrition to fuel your workouts, aid your recovery, and promote your body’s physical adaptations. When you’re not fueling properly you’re short changing the training process, and your body’s ability to work harder and get faster.
You need sufficient, high quality nutrition to fuel your workouts, aid your recovery, and promote your body’s physical adaptations. When you’re not fueling properly you’re short changing the training process, and your body’s ability to work harder and get faster.
A powerful sprint is more than a burst of acceleration and power. Proper tension, body position and rhythm will improve your sprinting technique and allow you to execute an explosive sprint.
A powerful sprint is more than a burst of acceleration and power. Proper tension, body position and rhythm will improve your sprinting technique and allow you to execute an explosive sprint.
Erica Carney won the 2017 US national criterium championship, but like every racer she started as a beginner. We asked Erica what advice she wishes she’d received when she was just getting started racing bikes.
Erica Carney won the 2017 US national criterium championship, but like every racer she started as a beginner. We asked Erica what advice she wishes she’d received when she was just getting started racing bikes.
Target the power fundamental to criterium racing with these five workouts for crit racers. Use them to fine-tune your established fitness, build essential skills, or introduce criterium-specific interval training to your schedule.
Target the power fundamental to criterium racing with these five workouts for crit racers. Use them to fine-tune your established fitness, build essential skills, or introduce criterium-specific interval training to your schedule.
I just made this thing for lunch and I’d thought I’d share it will all of you. Ingredients 8 oz soy milk (or regular milk) 2 large spoon fulls ricotta cheese 3 large spoon fulls Greek yogurt One handful of spinach (about the amount of a small salad) One handful of frozen blueberries (your fingers will go purple) Combine…
I just made this thing for lunch and I’d thought I’d share it will all of you. Ingredients 8 oz soy milk (or regular milk) 2 large spoon fulls ricotta cheese 3 large spoon fulls Greek yogurt One handful of spinach (about the amount of a small salad) One handful of frozen blueberries (your fingers will go purple) Combine…
This next Saturday, Oct 8th is the Ironman World Championships. To celebrate, Reid and I are going to ride Cartago starting at 9:30am PST (pro start time). It’s just a measly 3 hours of working out compared to the 9-17 hours for everyone who’s doing the race. I’m going to change the workout a little bit…
This next Saturday, Oct 8th is the Ironman World Championships. To celebrate, Reid and I are going to ride Cartago starting at 9:30am PST (pro start time). It’s just a measly 3 hours of working out compared to the 9-17 hours for everyone who’s doing the race. I’m going to change the workout a little bit…
Everything you do in a recovery week should help you get faster. Your nutrition is no exception. Intentional choices around nutrition can improve the efficacy of your recovery and leave you feeling stronger than ever for the next block of training.
Everything you do in a recovery week should help you get faster. Your nutrition is no exception. Intentional choices around nutrition can improve the efficacy of your recovery and leave you feeling stronger than ever for the next block of training.
Only one week until your big race. You’ve made it. You’ve survived the training. You’ve started to taper. But what should you eat now? There’s plenty of conflicting advice out there to confuse most anyone. There’s “to carb load,” there’s “to carb starve,” there’s reducing calories, adding calories, and more. Clear as mud. Taper week…
Only one week until your big race. You’ve made it. You’ve survived the training. You’ve started to taper. But what should you eat now? There’s plenty of conflicting advice out there to confuse most anyone. There’s “to carb load,” there’s “to carb starve,” there’s reducing calories, adding calories, and more. Clear as mud. Taper week…
Spend any time cycling, and you will likely experience numbness in your hands, feet, or perineum. With a few small changes in your fit and equipment, you can increase your comfort on the bike.
Spend any time cycling, and you will likely experience numbness in your hands, feet, or perineum. With a few small changes in your fit and equipment, you can increase your comfort on the bike.
This knowledge is important to avoid a lot of problems, thank you so much for sharing!
I'm going to sell my Rickdor 6000 and have been practicing following your advice for a while and have gotten…
Thank you very much! Your advice has helped me a lot.