Newsletter Issue No. 795

November 21, 2019 PDF version for Premium Members is here. 9 Tips for Eating and Drinking During Winter Rides By Coach John Hughes We have snow in the mountains! I live in Boulder, Colorado, and I love long cross-country ski outings. I also enjoy riding outdoors even when the temps are in the 20s. How…

December 1, 2022 Anti-Aging:  8 Tips for Facing Winter By Coach John Hughes Are you grumpy anticipating winter with even less daylight and colder weather? Wondering if you can ride outdoors a few more weeks before putting the bike on the trainer? Concerned you’ll develop the done-laps condition when your belly done lap over your…

July 28, 2022 Anti-Aging Ask the Coach: How to Train for Endurance By Coach John Hughes Joe Lowry writes, “I’m 64 years old, in good health and have been physically active including riding bikes off and on my entire adult life. I have been riding for about two months and built up to riding 28 miles…

December 12, 2019 PDF version for Premium Members is here. 8 Tips for Endurance Training This Winter By Coach John Hughes When very cold weather hits, outdoor endurance riding isn’t possible. Or it it? My client Elizabeth Wicks who lives in Massachusetts rode 75 miles one very cold Sunday. Another client Rob (also in Massachusetts)…

March 30, 2023 Avoid Cycling Injuries with These Tips By Coach John Hughes Your legs make about 5,000 revolutions each hour you ride! In one study of 518 recreational cyclists an astounding 85% reported at least one non-traumatic injury in a year. The affected joints were: Read more. Going to Lower Gearing on My Gravel…