Getting Back on the Bike, Post Baby
In spite of the fact that I was active all throughout my pregnancy, I realized I was going to have my work cut out for me to get back into the kind of shape I was in last spring.
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Achieving Athletic Goals During Pregnancy and Beyond
Pregnancy is definitely something that will slow a female athlete down bit by bit, but it doesn’t mean you have to give up on future goals and aspirations.
The Twelve Days of Christmas Cycling Style
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a bicycle oh yippee
The Pregnant Cyclist – Feeling Better in Weeks 13-22
As you enter the second trimester your heart begins to work about forty percent harder and pump more blood than before and so your heartrate will be higher even during moderate efforts.
Cycling – Fifty Percent Skills, Fifty Percent Confidence
Every cyclist needs to learn some basic and more advanced skills, but at a certain point once you master those skills making gains becomes more about confidence in yourself on the bike.
The Challenges of Being a Pregnant Cyclist – First Trimester
This was fantastic news and something that I had wanted to happen, but what did this pregnancy mean for me in regard to my riding and training?
Burnt Out from Dealing with Aggressive Motorists
A car had come up behind me and decided that their need to make a left turn trumped mine and that they needed to scare the crap out of me to let me know it.
Pressed for Time? Making the Most of an Hour on the Bike
Now that the days are getting shorter, even those early morning or post work rides may be getting cut shorter and shorter due to dwindling daylight. These are the times where it is great to have some kind of plan for your riding to make the most of the time you do have on the bike.
The Air is Thinner Up Here – The Challenges of Training at Altitude
I quickly began to feel like my heart was pounding out of my chest. Since there was less oxygen at this altitude, each breath I took gave my body much less of the 02 it was looking for.
Eight Ways that Cyclists Can Beat the Summer Heat
How can you survive the summer heat and not turn into a human puddle out on the roads?