Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 11:34PM
Jay Beyer photo
The 2009 edition of the Wasatch Powderkeg is now in the books. It went down last Saturday under blue bird skies and heinous skiing conditions. The race, which almost didn't happen due to major sponsorship shake ups, was very well attended in its new incarnation. The course was slightly different but held on mostly familiar terrain as previous additions.
Sunday, March 8, 2009 at 12:43PM In my last post I wrote about muscle fiber types and how their development affects our performance. Basic concepts like, "train long to go long" and "train fast to sprint fast" are simple enough. But are there ways for competitive athletes to development their speed off the bike that will complement their on-the-bike training? Certainly. Power and speed athletes from many sports use the gym to augment their sport specific training. Gym-based training can provide a stimulus that exceeds that which one might get on the bike. The idea is to then take these adaptations and hone them to cycling specific movements and skills.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 09:39PM There are few endurance sports that demand speed and explosiveness quite like bicycle road racing. Not only do many road races end up in sprint finishes, there are numerous occasions during most events where attacks determine the make up of the final winning finishing group. So, not only must a road racer possess the endurance to make it to the finish, he or she must possess the speed and power to make the break and finish fast. Yeah, so?
Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 01:09AM There was a time in my life when I lived and breathed road cycling. I bought my first road bike in 1985 when I was in the Army stationed in Berlin, Germany. I had this German friend who worked at the bike shop where I bought the ride and he took me under his wing and taught me everything. After our rides on the weekends we would sit in his apartment eating croissants and Nutella and pouring over German cycling magazines. He instilled in me the crazy love for the sport that is so prevalent with cycling fans.
Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 01:01PM I don't plan to do a bunch of product reviews in these pages but if some device or supplement comes along that seems to truly make a difference I will offer it up to readers.
The need to stay hydrated in endurance sports is a no-brainer. In most activities and seasons it's simply a matter of putting your lips to the vessel of liquid and sucking it down. I'll spare you my treatise on fluid replacement beverages, carbs and protein contents, gastric emptying rates, etc. and just give you the latest "vessel" device.