In the last two weeks I’ve listened in on a few USAC webinars and also attended a two day seminar at Eastern Tennessee State University at their College of Sports Science. I’m working towards the 200 CEU’s I need to become a Level 1 coach. I’m just over 150 so hopefully in the next year […]

I was seen by the local Sunday group ride (all cat 1’s and 2’s of considerable fame and success) riding home from the sports center in gym shorts with cycling shorts under them and my team long sleeve jersey on a 1986 Tommasini with a seatpost mounted touring bag. The attached was sent to me

I signed up for the Tour de Kentucky last winter. This is a ride that starts in Covington at the Roebling Suspension Bridge and ends in Jellico, Tennessee some 210 miles later. The riders gather at 2:30 am and hit the road sometime around 3 or 3:15. The route is on SR 25 with one

The time trial season is winding down and as hoped my times have been faster now that the extreme heat and humidity have departed especially at the early 5:30 ride time. My goal was to have at least one time under 22 minutes and I hit 21:58. My times at the blue Streak in Dayton

fitness question. at what heart rate does the heart stop being efficient? if it beats to fast, can it process the blood? i know the general rule is 220 minus your age. but after years of competitive cycling, i can maintain 165bpm for 3 hours.thank you for helping Terry Interesting question. Lets start with the

Prior to 2010 I had ridden about 6 centuries in my first 27 years of riding. I did many rides each year in the 70-80 mile range but rarely did 100. Once I started riding from Cincinnati to Gatlinburg and had a need to ride 140-150 a day for two consecutive days I started to

The problem with the individual time trial being held on familiar courses is that you’re always comparing yourself to your personal best. At our weekly Tuesday night event in Cleves, OH, I’m pretty consistently a minute to maybe 30 seconds off my best. Thats a lot of time to make up over ten miles. I

The first 40k time trial of the year was held in March in northern Kentucky. Its a flat to rolling course along the river, pretty typical terrain and similar to Cleves. Prior to the event, I took my position on the bike to as low in the front as possible and raised my saddle to

The last indoor 10k time trial was last Sunday, February 13th. I rode all four of the monthly events starting last November. Starting with November, my results were 356 avg wts/4.5 wts per kg/time of 15:02, 364 avg wts/4.68 wts per kg/ time of 14:57, 382 avg wts/ 4.91 wts per kg/ time of 14:46,

For most of us the racing season is going to start in March whether that will be the Spring Series, 40k time trial, or other local and regional events. Your training during February should be some of your most intense and focused of the year. This is a great time to work on some power