By Coach John Hughes I started coaching my client Pete last March for the Hoodoo 500 in August 2018 in Utah. Hoodoo is a qualifier for the Race Across AMerica (RAAM). Pete had to finish in 48:45 hours including both riding time and time off the bike. He DNF’d in Panguitch at mile 380 after 38 hours of racing. How long is an ultra event? Longer than you’re used to riding. If … [Read more...] about Ask the Coach: Lessons from a Did Not Finish
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Junk Food Raises Cancer Risk
By Gabe Mirkin, MD Results from the huge EPIC study (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition) confirm that eating a lot of junk food increases risk for many cancers. Researchers in Paris followed 471,495 adults in 10 European countries for an average of 15.3 years, and the participants developed 49,794 cancers. The participants' diets were scored using … [Read more...] about Junk Food Raises Cancer Risk
Bikes and Beers on the Blue Ridge Parkway
By John Marsh When my buddy Scott and I started talking last November about doing another “big ride” in 2018, he suggested coming from Southern California to Atlanta (my home) and spending a week or so doing something in this part of the country. We’ve gotten into a groove over the past few years of doing a tour of some sort every other summer. Two summers ago we rode the … [Read more...] about Bikes and Beers on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Ask the Coach: Best Recovery Food and Drink
By Coach John Hughes My client, Ben, is 69 and rides about 3,000 miles a year. He’s training to do a 12-hour race in June 2019. He also rides his age on his birthday. Later this month his goal is to ride 70 miles (113 km) in less than 4:30 hours (15.6 mph / 9 km/h). Ben’s Training I divided his training into three phases: Base Training phase to build his endurance to ride 70 … [Read more...] about Ask the Coach: Best Recovery Food and Drink
GU Energy Gels and Stroopwafels Round Up Review
By Sheri Rosenbaum New Flavors, New Cause. About a month ago the GU Energy rep sent me some samples of their new gel flavors – French Toast, Birthday Cake and CHAi LATTe. Prior to that they had also sent a few samples of their Stroopwafels. Personally, my stomach can’t handle real sweet nutrition or hydration products, so my go to GU has always been Vanilla Bean. When I … [Read more...] about GU Energy Gels and Stroopwafels Round Up Review