My coach is fitter than yours

My coach is fitter than yours

I am always amused when coaches use their own results along with the number of races they have done as their primary method of promoting themselves and their businesses. I can understand being proud of what you have achieved as an athlete, and why wanting to share...
Gravel for Triathletes

Gravel for Triathletes

Gravel for Triathletes Competitive gravel riding has taken off in the US over the past few years. Endurance athletes are gradually growing more interested in gravel racing. This blog investigates the rise of gravel training and racing from the perspective of...
Cycling cadence and its effects on performance

Cycling cadence and its effects on performance

Cycling Cadence and its Effect on Performance I often hear athletes talking about cycling power and cadence and throwing around terms that they don’t fully understand. Power is a relatively simple understand as it is independent of most external variables like heat,...
Be Who You Are!

Be Who You Are!

Be Who You Are, Defend What You Know and Acknowledge What You Don’t Know Being Who You Are: One of the principle issues we have in coaching at the present time is coaches who are becoming chameleons not staying true to themselves. They are consistently changing who...
Gravel for Triathletes

Base is NOT long slow distance

“The long way around is often the fastest route to the top” Base is Not long slow distance  This week I have been consistently reminded on how little base training is understood and ironically how badly it tends to be trained. I have been reading...