Training Report
Preparing For The Mohican 100 Mountain Bike Race – Training And Nutrition
Here I am, a few days out from the Mohican 100 Mountain Bike Race. It has been 2 and a half months since the True Grit Epic Mountain Bike Race and I am not 100% sure at where I stand. I backed off of riding quite a bit this spring. I had been riding and racing quite…
Read MoreWhy And How To Find Heart Rate Threshold For Cycling
I believe finding heart threshold is important for a few reasons when it comes to your cycling training and racing. The first and foremost reason is so I understand where my safe zone is without blowing up. Secondly, and just as important as the first, is to set more precise heart rate training zones to follow…
Read MoreMy Monthly Endurance Path Update – April 2015
Welcome to the my April 2015 Endurance Path Update! I started doing monthly updates last year, but did not follow through. I am going to start them back up and see if I can refine them enough for it to make sense to keep them going. As always, any feedback is greatly appreciated. If there is…
Read More4 Tips For Mountain Bikers With Spring Fever
Who doesn’t love spring time after a long winter? There is something about spring time with the bright sun, longer days, warmer weather and snow melting that gives me all kinds of energy! I just can’t wait to get the bikes out. I have a road bike now, but before I had a road bike,…
Read MoreFinding Your Winter Endurance Exercise
Do you live in snow country? Have you found your winter endurance training activities? I found mine just a few weeks ago; cross country skiing. My summer activities are mainly mounting biking or road biking. I will occasionally run or hike, but I love the bicycle. I’ve always struggled in the winter months as I…
Read MoreTraining While Traveling
I know how it is to travel for work and at the same time, training while traveling. You spend all day working, meeting people or traveling; then are suppose to meet people again for dinner and then go back to your hotel and catch up on your normal work and answer all of your e-mails.…
Read More2014 Training Ideas
I have kicked off some strength training for the month of January to build up some leg and core strength. Last year when I was in the Chequamegon 40 and riding the Color Tour, I felt good from a cardio stand point, but felt low on leg strength and fatigued my muscles early in the…
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