By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher First off, thanks for all of your wishes for good luck and a speedy recovery after my column on April 21 announcing that I’d be having clavical fracture surgery on Wednesday, the 27th. Turns out, I needed the luck, as the clavicle was smashed up a good bit…
A few weeks ago, we ran a column by Jim Langley titled “Why You Should Wear a Helmet.” It chronicled Jim’s last day on the bike without one – in 1982 – and the bad head-first crash that day that left him temporarily paralyzed. He’s had several more crashes since then, landing helmet-first many times….
Question: I’m 38 and in the best shape of my life. But I wonder if I’m about to start losing it as I near 40. How long can I maintain my present cycling fitness? – Barry N. Coach Fred Matheny Replies: I began riding seriously in my 20s and managed to keep improving into my…
Coach John Hughes lays out in Your Best Season Ever, Part 1 how to improve, by doing: The right kinds of workouts → At the right times → In the right amounts → Resulting in continuing progress. He walks you through how to create your own specific, personalized training plan and then get the most out of your training. Part 2 takes what you’ve…
By Coach John Hughes Yogi Berra once said, “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” Last week I shared with you the plan that I wrote for Randy Brich to train for the Gravel Grinder he’s doing in June. Randy knows where he wants to go; he…
