Posts Tagged ‘gravel racing’
Returning to Training and Racing After Covid19, an Update
As the pandemic began to tighten its grip, the United States and the world began to enter lockdown. Meanwhile, professional sports leagues including Major League Soccer (MLS), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL), National Football League (NFL), and the men’s and women’s National Basketball Association (NBA, WNBA) were already planning the massive undertaking…
Read MoreRider Highlight: Trey Harrison conquers Masie's Ride for Pride Gravel Grinder
Name: Trey Harrison Event Category: Masie’s Ride for Pride in the beautiful Flint Hills of Kansas Course description: 104 mile gravel race in the Flint Hills w/approximately 8000ft. of climbing. How’d the race go down for you? With a good sized field with quite a few fast racers, the pace went out pretty hard. The…
Read MoreSource Endurance Event: Racing and Training in the Heat Webinar
Recently, coach Adam Mills conducted a webinar all about racing and training in the heat. Studies are constantly being done looking at heat’s effect on the body. In the webinar Adam looks at five areas: What is a hot environment? How does it affect performance? Physiological adaptations Behavior modification Improved performance in hot conditions We’ve…
Read MoreWhat Science Says about Nutrition for Long Distance Gravel Events
As we rapidly approach the big weekend of the Unbound Gravel, amidst an array of other long distance gravel events, there are a few important components to putting together a successful ride. Arguably the two most important factors that a person has the ability to change and control is the training component and then a…
Read MoreIntervals to prep for your next gravel grinder
Gravel riding and gravel racing is a unique cycling venture. With long durations like road racing but equipment similar to cyclocross, training for gravel races is different from other styles of events. By applying the same principles that guide us through all aspects of coaching- specificity and overload- we can design new workouts specific to…
Read MoreSeven Things you Should Know Before Your First Gravel Cycling Race or Epic Gravel Ride
Gravel racing is booming in popularity…it’s not quite mountain biking and it’s not quite cyclocross or road riding. This might leave you with some questions on how best to prepare for your first big gravel grinder. And there are quite a few coming up like the Belgian Waffle Ride. While this list isn’t all-inclusive by…
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