By John Yoder My ride started out as an ordinary loop from home to a nearby city about 12 miles away, a gentle route I’ve ridden many times before. For the most part, the country roads have light traffic and there is only one major hill, albeit at 11 percent. What was different this day…
By Coach John Hughes Summer is officially here and rather than grumbling about the heat, you can use riding in the heat to improve your performance. You can also acclimate to the heat without long hot rides every weekend. Heat Training Improves Performance by 6 to 8%!
By Stan Purdum The 30th running of the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure (GOBA) took place June 16-23 this year in central Ohio. This year’s rendition, which was open to 1,500 riders, but which had 1,200 register, was a tour of five cities that together mark the outline of a loop surrounding Ohio’s capital, Columbus. But…
By Coach John Hughes After riding 1,663 miles in less than eight straight days, could you still ride at 14.5 mph? That’s the pace my client Michael Glass (age 55) is riding on Wednesday morning, June 20th, in the solo Race Across AMerica (RAAM). He is 1,963 miles into the race with 1,107 miles to…
By Coach John Hughes Lisa, my client wrote: The weather will be in 80s+ for Quabbin century on Saturday. I can only bring two bottles of your HMSD (Homemade Sports Drink, recipe below). How do I get lots of electrolytes and whatever else I need? What about a powdered sports drink I can mix after…
