By Coach John Hughes I started thinking about this in 2009, the year I turned 60. I had the pleasure of crewing for an age 75+ 4-man team in the Race Across America. The Great Grand PAC Masters raced 3017.3 miles from Oceanside, CA to Annapolis, MD in 8 days 14 hours 47 minutes. They averaged 17.11 mph riding as a relay time with each rider taking … [Read more...] about How Old Are You Really?
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Ask the Coach: How Should a Beginning Cyclist Train?
By Coach John Hughes Training stress + rest = training success When asked how to improve Eddy “the Cannibal” Merckx put it simply, “Ride more!” Merckx was the most successful professional racer of all time. Merckx achieved 525 victories over his eighteen-year career. He won the Tour de France five times, the Tour of Italy five times, the Tour of Spain, all the spring … [Read more...] about Ask the Coach: How Should a Beginning Cyclist Train?
More Lessons from My 92-Year-Old Hero
By Coach John Hughes I wrote a recent column on My 92-Year-Old Hero: What We Can Learn. I’m living with Rick helping him to recover from a fall. … [Read more...] about More Lessons from My 92-Year-Old Hero
Ask the Coach: Coming Back From Surgery, Injury or Illness
By Coach John Hughes Rob writes, “I’ve been a RBR reader for years and have appreciated your writings during that time. “I am now 66 and was a moderate distance rider for 15 years (2,000-2,500 miles/year). I transitioned about three years ago to swimming (Competitive Masters), which was my sport back in school. After 50 years of increasing knee problems from a … [Read more...] about Ask the Coach: Coming Back From Surgery, Injury or Illness
My 92-Year-Old Hero: What We Can Learn
By Coach John Hughes I’m now living with my 92-year-old friend Rick. He’s lived alone for a decade. He has a bad hip so he gets around with a walker. A caregiver Betty comes in the morning to fix his breakfast and again in the evening to fix his dinner. The rest of the time he is happily on his own. … [Read more...] about My 92-Year-Old Hero: What We Can Learn