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Jan. 6, 2009Designing your own training plan for 2009
These days, there’s something to be said for designing your own training program. Athletes that are willing to put some thought and dedicate some time into designing a personal training strategy can be quite successful, more so than just riding ...
Dec. 25, 2008The Coach(ed) Corner: A Christmas wish list
With serious training on the back burner for a few weeks (and ski season in full effect) I decided to use today’s column as a letter to Santa of sorts. Not sure if the red-faced, plump one is a VeloNews reader, but hopefully he’ll get ...
Dec. 19, 2008In his effort to get back on his bike, columnist Tom LeCarner has some setbacks.
Editor's Note: Tom LeCarner, VeloNews' copy editor, is an avid cyclist who has been unable to ride and train for most of 2008 because of knee pain. He is being treated at the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine and using Specialized Body ...
Dec. 18, 2008Do energy drinks have a place in athletes' diets?
Monique: What do you think about the use of energy drinks and sports performance? It’s a pretty broad question as there are a million brands out there claiming all kinds of different benefits. I have noticed a few “new” drinks ...
Dec. 11, 2008Everyman Racer columnist Jason Sumner wraps up his season of training and racing
The last lap of the last event of my 2008 season provided a perfect encapsulation of this first year of serious training and racing. Just after passing the one-to-go sign during the waning moments of the cat. 4 Colorado state championships ...
Dec. 11, 2008Project Pruitt: The Fit Session
It was a crisp fall day here in Boulder as I pulled up to the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine with my bike on my car and all my gear in a bag. I was swiftly directed to the locker room and changed into my kit while my bike was rolled away to the ...
Nov. 21, 2008The Coach(ed) Corner: Don’t be that guy
This week’s column begins with an apology. My act of contrition goes out to anyone who had the misfortune of witnessing one of several temper tantrums I threw at the last couple Colorado Front Range cyclocross races. See, after having one of ...
Nov. 20, 2008A visit to the sports clinic delivers answers to a wounded rider itching to get back on his bike.
Well, today was my first meeting with Andy Pruitt at the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine. I was warmly greeted by staff, filled out the requisite paperwork and waited to be called in. As I waited I noticed, among the many motivational photos of ...
Nov. 12, 2008Project Pruitt: A cyclist tries to come back from a nagging knee injury.
Editor’s note:Tom LeCarner, VeloNews’ copy editor, is a 41-year-old longtime cyclist and former racer who has been struggling with tendonitis this year. Specialized has offered to help Tom overcome his injuries with its Body Geometry ...
Nov. 10, 2008What about caffeine after exercise?
Almost any cyclist, pro or dedicated local racer is very familiar with the many performance benefits of caffeine. You may indulge in a caffeine laden early morning wake-up call for a pre-dawn training session, and now have a variety of sports bars, ...
Nov. 7, 2008The Coach(ed) Corner: Chasing rabbits
I don’t know about the rest of my fellow weekend warrior ’cross-aholics, but race time is often also deep thoughts time. It’s not like I’m out there unfurling the complexities of E=mc2 while hopping barriers. But rarely does a ...
Oct. 24, 2008The Coach(ed) Corner: Business, pleasure and pain
I think it was about halfway through cyclocross race No. 2 last Saturday when cottonmouth turned to metal mouth. If you’ve raced, run or just ridden hard, you know what I’m talking about — that sickly taste that’s akin to chewing on aluminum ...