What to Wear Cycling in Varying Weather, a Conversation with Coach Ertl This column began in early December when I started trading emails with Coach David Ertl. Coach Ertl lives and rides in Iowa. I grew up in neighboring Missouri and can attest to the terrible weather (and the 100-degree-plus extremes — in normal years!) possible […]
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What to Wear in Various Weather

Dictionary of Cycling Lingo
A List of Common Terminology to Decipher the Sometimes Arcane Patois of Road Cycling Ever wonder what cyclists are talking about when they start throwing around weird slang? We’ve created a bicycling dictionary for you, with definitions of the most common phrases and words related to cycling. Did we miss a word? Leave a comment […]
Winter Cycling: How to Structure Rides with Limited Time?
Question: It’s hard to accumulate base miles here in wintertime Scotland. The days are short and wet. If I can do three rides a week (one for four hours and two for two), what’s the best use of this on-bike time? – Craig D. Coach Fred Replies: If you’re training for fitness and local events, […]
Aging Up and Wising Up: Why Coach Hughes is Thankful He’s 70
By Coach John Hughes I love to cross-country ski in the winter and we’ve had great early season snow in the Colorado mountains. Before we go to bed we check the National Weather Service forecast and in the morning we read the Open Snow specific forecast for the ski areas in Colorado. I’ve already skied […]
High Calcium Artery Score Doesn’t Always Mean High Risk for a Heart Attack
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Since heart attacks are usually caused by plaques breaking off from the inner linings of arteries leading to the heart, doctors use a test called Coronary Artery Calcium Score (CAC) to predict which people have the largest plaques and therefore are at high risk for suffering heart attacks that cause one […]
Quick Tip: Warming Up and Cooling Down on a Bicycle Ride
Start Slow, Finish Slower Why do many experienced roadies begin their rides pedaling so easily? And regardless of how hard they eventually end up riding, spend the last 10 minutes spinning so slowly that little kids could keep up? They’ve learned the importance of a good warmup and cool down, two cycling basics that some […]
Mary Cain and Forced Weight Loss for Sports
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Mary Cain was unbeatable in high school races. At age 16, she became the youngest athlete ever to represent the U.S at a World Championship track meet, and at age 17, she was the 2014 World Junior Champion in the 3000 meter run. After high school, she turned professional and broke […]