Blog: The Coaching Chronicles
From Casey Cohenmeyer: We are all looking for some entertainment in this weird world we are living in right now. Enter the The Swift Sourdough Seekers. Rally Cycling pro and sourdough ninja Robin Carpenter came up with a rad game for us. He picks a Strava segment or two and we all go out and…
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From Shadd Smith: Since the start of the mandatory COVID-19 quarantine I have been working from home, home schooling my two teenagers, working on way overdue house projects and riding a shit load. With that said boredom has not entered my vocabulary not even once. On the cycling and training side of things, having a…
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From Scott: I have always struggled with endurance. It seems like every time I hit mile 70 or so the legs give out. I wasn’t sure if it was nutrition related, a lack of strength, or my aerobic capacity. That has all changed over the past 10 months. I started working with Zack Allison with…
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SE coaches and next door neighbors, Kristen Arnold and Zack Allison are challenging you to share your at-home strength workout or try theirs!
Read MoreBasic Nutrition for Endurance Athletes, Part 3: Foods to Boost your Fitness, Putting it All Together
Build a Strong Fueling Foundation for Victory, Blog Series Part 3 Now that we’ve discussed what nutrients are, macro and micro, we can start to put it into practice with foods! Below is a list of nutrient-dense foods which are rich in micronutrients and also high quality macronutrients. Nutrient density is a term used often…
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Riding on the trainer can be a drag for the most part, but my coach Adam and I have found a way to implement it into training and filling in what we can for racing with Zwift racing. The main Zwift race I do is the Driveway Series because it has great competition, a good…
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From Alex: Last weekend I competed in my first virtual race through Zwift. It was definitely a challenge trying to learn everything about virtual racing as it is very different than racing on the road. One of the biggest challenges I had was with drafting. It is a very simple thing to do on the…
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From Dean: Since the lock downs have taken affect, most of my training is by myself. So when I’m doing the intervals and hard efforts that Adam prescribes it’s fine. Nobody else wants to suffer with me. But, Adam also allows some fun rides to help the mental attitude. On Thursday nights, we do a…
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Source Endurance launched a free guide titled Utilizing Indoor Training Apps for Coaching, written and designed by Colorado-based senior coach Zack Allison. This guide evaluates the smart trainer and all the apps and tools that have come in its wake. Designed with cycling and triathlon coaches in mind, it is also beneficial for the devoted…
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Micronutrients, What are They and Why Athletes Need Them Build a Strong Fueling Foundation for Victory, Blog Series Part 2 Piggy backing off last month’s post where we discussed macronutrients, this month we will discuss micronutrients. In order to optimize performance through nutrition we need to start with the basics and build a solid foundation.…
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