How Much Should You Train to Improve Cycling Performance, part 2
By Coach John Hughes Last week’s column was How Much Should You Train to Get Faster? After I posted it to Facebook, readers made a number of good responses.
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Elizabeth Wicks Turns 75 and Rides 7,500 miles in 2019!
By Coach John Hughes Coach Hughes: I’ve been friends with Elizabeth Wicks for several decades and have coached her for many ultracycling 12- and 24-hour races. She turned 75 in 2019 and gave herself a birthday present of riding PAC Tour’s 1900-mile Ridge of the Rockies trip in July, which was challenge enough. But she…
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Ask the Coach: Strength Training for Older Roadies
By Coach John Hughes My long-time friend Bruce Perry asked me a good question. I met Bruce and his wife Becky when we rode the PAC Tour Transcontinental in 1988. Bruce and Becky rode tandem. We averaged 152 miles / day for 17 straight days. I remember a couple of days that were almost double…
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RumbleRoller Adjustable Beastie Peanut Review
by Rick Schultz Rating: https://www.rumbleroller.com/ MSRP: $34.95 Source: RumbleRoller Website, Amazon, Sports & Running stores Supplied by: RumbleRoller Summary: Travel-sized Beastie Bar. Two models, original (soft) & Xtra firm
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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…