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Tag Archives: cycling
You can’t beat fun: Total riding miles fast catching up on running miles
The Big Picture Having kept running logs quite a few years I know about how much I’ve run in training and competition. Being careful not to exaggerate, but based on real figures from journals, my running mileage from ages 14 … Continue reading
Overtraining is a tarsnake that can really bring an athlete down
By Christopher Cudworth The tarsnake of overtraining For most athletes struggling to find time to fit quality workouts into their busy lives, the concept of “overtraining” seems foreign and unlikely. But most elite athletes will tell you, it is actually … Continue reading
We all need our own criterium
For cyclists, criterium racing is a frenetic test of bike handling skills and fitness. While there is no such thing as a truly “typical” criterium course, there are some general standards that apply to how criteriums work. What is a … Continue reading
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Tagged ahtletes by design, astellas oncology, bike racing, criterium, cycling, joe berenyi
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Read all about it: The best way to prepare for competition
The great thing about racing is the excitement it brings. The chance to test your fitness against others is the reason many of us run and ride. Competition can bring out the best and the worst in us. A simple … Continue reading
The relationship between running and riding, and mental health
The Walker makes us think We called him “The Walker.” His real name was Steve. And he walked everywhere he went, and thensome. Local legend had it that a doctor had told him that walking would help cure his “problem,” … Continue reading
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Tagged acute depression, ADD, anxiety, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, cycling, cyclist, depressions, mental health, mental illness, NAMI, NaMI 5k, national alliance for mental Illness, riding, runners, running, social anxiety disorder, suicide
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Is your inner animal holding you back from enjoying competition?
by Christopher Cudworth As the skinniest kid in a family of four boys, two older and one younger than me, it was an art of survival to learn to handle teasing from my brothers over skinny arms and skinny legs. … Continue reading
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Tagged corporate fitness, cycling, fitness, half-marathon, riding, runner, running, school, sports psychology, training
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Beware the tarsnake of “bike wobble”
by Christopher Cudworth Heading into the Labor Day weekend and an anticipated participation in The Wright Stuff, a hilly 100, 60 or 30 mile ride in southwestern Wisconsin, it was the climbing that was a primary worry. The hills in … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle harmonics, bike crash, bike wobble, crashes, cycling, cycling accidents, harmonics, riding, The Wright Stuff
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How to know when you need a running or riding tuneup
So you’re a runner. Or a rider. One requires little equipment. The other quite a bit of equipment. So the concept of a tuneup should vary quite a bit between runners and cyclists right? Well, yes and no. Your body … Continue reading
Posted in Mechanical Genius, We Run and Ride Every Day
Tagged biomechanics, cross-training, cycling, cycling form, riding, running, running form, swimming, tuneup
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Usain Bolt, Lance Armstrong and the meaning of legend
After Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt finished winning gold medals in the London Olympics 100 meters, 200 meters and 4 X 100 meter relay races, he was asked by an NBC sports announcer to characterize the merit of his accomplishments. Bolt’s … Continue reading
Don’t turtle up in your training…Come out of your shell and try new things!
What it means to “turtle up” Athletes of all levels tend to train in their “safety zones.” That is, they do the types of training with which they are fairly familiar, comfortable and proficient. We’re all a little like turtles … Continue reading
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Tagged aerobic sports, breaking out of a training rut, cycling, running, sports psychology, training, turtle
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