By Coach John Hughes Riders 50 years and older are the fastest growing segment of the cycling community. Here are several reasons among others. Long-time exercisers such as former runners, triathletes and others are switching to cycling because it’s easier on aging muscles and joints.Around 50 the physical signs of aging become more apparent. Wrinkles start to appear, … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging: 7 Myths about Training
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How a 77-year-old Woman Does Sweet Spot Training
By Coach John Hughes Elizabeth Wicks is an endurance rider. In 2019 she rode 7500 miles. That's a good year for any rider ... and she turned 75 that year! You can read about her 7500-mile year and the obstacles she had to overcome here. … [Read more...] about How a 77-year-old Woman Does Sweet Spot Training
Anti-Aging: Can You Exercise Too Much?
By Coach John Hughes I’m a retired ultracyclist and I specialize in coaching endurance riders. I’m starting to coach a Brit whose goal is to cycle 20,210 km (12,557 mi.) over the course of this year. Last year he rode 15,000 km (9,320 mi.). Another client rode 3,000 miles last year and we’re going to significantly increase her mileage. I’m also in several groups devoted to … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging: Can You Exercise Too Much?
How to Incorporate Sweet Spot Workouts into Your Training
By Coach John Hughes Sweet Spot Training Can Benefit Any Rider Sweet spot workouts improve a rider’s sustained power. This means that at a given level of effort you’re going faster. Even if you don’t use a power meter to measure it, increasing your sustained power improves your general riding, climbing and riding into a headwind. For example, if you usually do a local 20 … [Read more...] about How to Incorporate Sweet Spot Workouts into Your Training
Lost Mojo: What Would You Do?
By Coach John Hughes I’m coaching a client who is preparing for a 500-mile race March 20-21. Mike isn’t a rookie. He’s done multiple ultra races. For a variety of reasons last summer he was stressed out, wasn’t motivated and didn’t ride much. I suggested he take time off the bike to get his life organized and he agreed. In the fall I had him mountain biking, which he … [Read more...] about Lost Mojo: What Would You Do?