Now that the team has a few races completed this spring it would be a great time to step back and think about what part of your training needs some adjustment. Ask yourself the following… are you able to keep up with the general pace of the race and finish with the main group?If not, […]

The first Colavita Time Trial was held on March 25th in Casstown, Ohio. The 9.2 mile course was basically flat and rectangular in shape. The first stretch was pretty much due north into the wind and then took a right turn with some side wind as we headed east. The second half was the opposite

This is the time of year that more people are committing to working out in the gym or ramming up their training for marathons, triathlons, cycling, etc. When I meet new training clients I’m always interested in hearing how they’ve been training up to this point. The conversation always turns to their desire to get

The last of the four indoor time trials was held this past Sunday at Club 51 in Centerville. Going into the event I had the fastest time of the year at 14:41, two seconds off my all time best set last February. While warming up I was told that earlier in the day another rider,

I have had a few people in recent weeks ask if its good or bad idea to train at the upper end of their zones on consecutive days or even over multiple days. In other words do we always need a day off between tough days? Absolutely not. I know that in the schedules I

This is from the January 19, 2012 edition of RoadBikeRider. Just some additional reasons why strength training is important for cyclists and other endurance athletes especially in the Master age groups. Weight Training and the Master Cyclist: Coach Harvey Newton weighs in on the need for older cyclists to accept sarcopenia and adopt resistance training.

The last 6-8 weeks have been heavy on Tempo efforts. We’ve been doing three consecutive days per week of 3×20 minute efforts holding around 300-310 watts average. While they always go by faster outside the power inside vs outside was always about the same. Last Sunday was the third out of the four Indoor Time

At the upcoming Queen City Wheels banquet in late January we’ll be handing out the awards for the various age and gender brackets for our Cleves Time Trial Series from 2011 in addition to recognizing the 50 plus members our our youth racing team, the Lionhearts, and the many accomplishments of the other men and

This week in addition to the Indoor Time Trial last Sunday my coach had on my schedule some power profile tests yesterday and field tests tomorrow.The power profile test consisted of two 10 second efforts to test maximum power and then one 60 second all out effort and a 5 minute all out effort to

I’m glad that I took advantage of the day after Thanksgiving (sunny, high in the upper 50’s to low 60’s) to get in another 100 mile ride. I’ll continue to get plenty of miles in over the next three months but too many of them will be on the trainer inside. It’s boring but also