Riding, Just for the Love of it
I ride just for the love of it, and before I ever raced or participated in events like fondos, I enjoyed just being on my bike.
training
Great Legs, Terrible Legs: The Effect of Dehydration on Performance
I realized that most days during that week I didn’t drink very much water. Could dehydration really effect my muscles and my recovery that much?
Mind Over Matter – Suffering to Achieve your Goals
I slowly began to grasp that I should have been pushing myself to the point that my legs were begging for mercy by the end.
Finding Balance: Riding, Racing and Being a New Mom
I had only been back on the bike for three or four weeks at that point, not feeling very fast or strong, yet I decided to make my return to racing with a time trial, just eleven weeks postpartum.
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?
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?
How Coaching Kids Inspired me to Conquer my Fear of Mountain Biking
I love kids and loved the idea of getting more kids on bikes, so how could I say no. However, after volunteering for this coaching position I realized that I was actually going to have to ride my mountain bike every week.
Winter Indoor Training – Focus on Increasing your Cadence
Forcing your legs to work at a much higher cadence will start to change your muscles and muscle memory, getting those muscles used to turning the legs at a higher rate of speed with less gearing and more efficiency.