LEARNING PROPER RUNNING PACE TECHNIQUES USING GPS
Recently, I ran a marathon with a few of the runners I coach. Over the course of the race, many people were talking, questioning and almost arguing with themselves about how far they had run. They also questioned their running pace. Runners need to learn what certain running paces feel like. But is the old school technique of running on a track with a stop watch better than modern GPS tracking devices?
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MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION – GETTING YOUR HEAD IN THE RIGHT SPACE FOR RIDING
Riding and racing a bike is not just a physical thing. I have always been a big believer of the notion, ‘a happy athlete is a performing athlete’. So, there is no doubt that even when you have the best physical form, you can still fall short on the bike if you’re head isn’t screwed on properly…
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MENTAL TRAINING TIPS FOR RUNNING
As the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games finished, the games presented a great opportunity for all of us to learn from the best athletes in the world. There were a large number of fantastic performances in all sports and as a coach I am always intrigued about how I can help my athletes improve their performances. In particular, I look for ways to prepare my athletes in handling the mental stress of training and racing.
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NUTRITION ON THE BIKE
When you’ve been riding and racing for a long time, it can be easy to forget that what to eat or not to eat while training is not always obvious, so I thought I’d go back to the basics……
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TRAINING REST AND RECOVERY
For decades studies have talked about the importance of rest and recovery in any professional athletes training program and the science is the same for everyday athletes whom still train and place demand on their bodies constantly. Your training itself is only as good as the rest and recovery plan you schedule with it…
