Some ways to improve skills and fitness include talking with other local riders to see if there is an organized weekly skills practice or practice race. Coaching is also a great way to get more one on one experience. Ask around for a coaching referral to find someone qualified that …
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I personally had a coach 5 years ago for one season and although I was not ready to continue with a structured coaching plan in the years that followed, I took the knowledge and experience from that time and was able to guide myself for the next several seasons. I …
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I believe that the more you practice anything, the easier it will become. That goes for nutrition as well. My diet of plant-based foods, whole grains, fresh veggies, no preservatives, minimally processed foods and little sugars isn’t a diet in the way we have some to think of “diets”. We …
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We landed home on Monday from the weekend in Louisville and managed to collapse into a two-hour nap before Matt headed to the lab and I made my way to yoga class. As Tuesday and Wednesday rolled around I still hadn’t unpacked and done the laundry but I was already …
Here is a great article by Monique Ryan who writes for Velonews. She is a registered dietician and nutritionist. http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/09/coaches-panel/the-feedzone-with-monique-ryan-eat-right-for-cross_13709
I am not trained in the science of recovery or nutrition, so I highly recommend following the advice of a licensed professional if you are seeking a scientific approach to …
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In the three years that we’ve been serving oats at the Portland Cross Crusade, the number one question we get at EVERY race is how to make the oats.
“They never taste as good as they do here” is a phrase we hear over and over again. To …
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When I was asked to write a little about what it’s like to try out cyclocross for the first time, I was a little intimidated by the idea. After competing in exactly 4 races so far, I feel like I’m still trying to figure out what cyclocross is all about. …
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This past weekend marked the start of the second half of the cross season before Nationals. It also marks the time when one’s fitness begins to come into true form and everything should be moving in a general upward trend building up to Nationals. Or so one would hope.
This …
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Coming off of the roller coaster Gloucester weekend, Matt and I had three short days to get five days worth of work done before heading to Ohio for the Cincinnati UCI3 Cyclocross Festival. This meant that Matt spent nearly all of the next 72 hours in the lab running massive …
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This race report comes from team member Meghan Korol…
Unfortunately I don’t have a lot to report on as far as racing went this past weekend. Dave and I drove halfway to Louisville after work on Friday and found the most amazing hotel room for under $50! Everything was going …
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