By Jim Langley In case you missed it, road cyclists and pedestrians received grim news last week courtesy of the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety. In a widely reported article titled Hit-and-Run Deaths Hit Record High, the AAA gave some shocking and worrying stats including, More than one hit-and-run crash occurs every minute on US roads … [Read more...] about It’s Time for Change: Hit and Run Deaths Hit Record High
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The Bot on the Bicycle
By Stan Purdum While reading a research report having nothing to do with cycling, I saw a connection to cycling nonetheless. The report, titled, “Why good people turn bad online,” was about viciousness and harassment on social media and how to reduce it. Researchers studying that bad conduct have concluded that abusive language is not just the work of sociopaths online, whom … [Read more...] about The Bot on the Bicycle
New Research: Fruit Beats Sports Drinks for Exercisers
Fruit Beats Sports Drinks for Exercisers By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Many studies show that you can exercise longer and more intensely and recover faster when you take a source of sugar during vigorous exercise. dozens of brands of sports drinks are promoted to fill this need, but a new study from Appalachian State University shows that a banana appears to offer superior results, … [Read more...] about New Research: Fruit Beats Sports Drinks for Exercisers
Advice for 72 Year Old Attempting to Break 100K, 100-Mile, 6-Hour, 200K, 200-Mile, 12-Hour and 24-Hour Records in One Go
By Coach John Hughes Last week a longtime friend of mine, Gerry Eddlemon, wrote to me asking my advice on training and tapering for several record attempts. My advice about the right combination of endurance and intensity training and then tapering properly applies to any event, even if it isn’t a race or record attempt. Gerry wrote: I hope to beat my existing World … [Read more...] about Advice for 72 Year Old Attempting to Break 100K, 100-Mile, 6-Hour, 200K, 200-Mile, 12-Hour and 24-Hour Records in One Go
Anti-Aging: Elizabeth Wicks’ Story
By Coach John Hughes I’ve been coaching Elizabeth Wicks since she was “only” 66 years old and helped her to improve with age. In past issues of the RBR newsletter I’ve described her training and progress. She just turned 74 and rode 74 miles to celebrate her birthday. She is retired and lives in Boylston in central Massachusetts. She has set age 65-70 and 70-75 records … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging: Elizabeth Wicks’ Story