By Fred Matheny If you’ve never done it, night riding seems dangerous. I know what you’re thinking: “What if drivers can’t see me? What if I hit things in the road that I don’t spot it time?” A short worry session can produce another dozen what-ifs of similar magnitude. I’ve had very little necessity to…
by Scott Martin I can’t think of another sport with as much superstition and mythology as cycling. Sure, every sport boasts some folklore. In ice hockey, you never shoot the puck into the net after the ref has stopped play. In baseball, you never tell the pitcher he’s throwing a no-hitter until the game’s over….
Question: It’s hard to accumulate base miles here in wintertime Scotland. The days are short and wet. If I can do three rides a week (one for four hours and two for two), what’s the best use of this on-bike time? – Craig D. Coach Fred Replies: If you’re training for fitness and local events,…
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…
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Since heart attacks are usually caused by plaques breaking off from the inner linings of arteries leading to the heart, doctors use a test called Coronary Artery Calcium Score (CAC) to predict which people have the largest plaques and therefore are at high risk for suffering heart attacks that cause one…
