August 17, 2023 Anti-Aging: Nine Old Friends from Paris-Brest-Paris By Coach John Hughes My club had a party for anciens et anciennes (veterans) of Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP) as well as rookies. I talked with nine old friends, some dating back to the 1990s, now all in their 60s and 70s. I had moved from Boulder to…
August 31, 2023 15 Tips for Riding Your Best Century By Coach John Hughes For many of us the big event of the season is a specific century or a gran fondo in which we want to do our best. You may want to finish your first century. Or have more fun and finish your…
August 24, 2023 Tips to Avoid Overtraining By Coach John Hughes Ned Overend at age 35 won the first UCI World MTB Championship in 1990 in Durango, Colorado, and won again in 1991. In 2015 at the age of 60, he won the first US Fatbike championship. On training, he said, “I do exactly what…
August 10, 2023 Ask the Coach: Explain Lactate Threshold, Lactic Acid and Cramping By Coach John Hughes RBR Reader Maude asks, “Over the past several years, there has been considerable discussion that lactic acid buildup is NOT responsible for cramping and after-exercise muscle pain. Yet you and other publications continue to use “lactate threshold” as…
August 3, 2023 Anti-Aging: Weekend Warrior Works By Coach John Hughes Just hitting it on the weekend does about as much for longevity as exercising on most days of the week as long as the cumulative weekly amounts are equivalent. Read more. How to Keep Your Bike Clean Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Recently…
