Blog: The Coaching Chronicles
For the past two weekends Bob Cummings and the Panaracer/Stan’s NoTubes p/b Bicycle X-Change team, also sponsored by Source Endurance have engineered a clean podium sweep first at the Land Run 100 followed by Rage Against the Chainring. First of all, full credit is due to the fitness of the team, the sound team tactics as…
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Part 1 established what base training is, and for those who have the time to ride them, base miles are highly effective for a few reasons. Low intensity, high duration training provides a low muscular stress alongside a high aerobic stress, making athletes fitter while maintaining relative freshness in the legs, when compared with high…
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A ton of events and updates for you training center riders this week! Today is Rio Swap 2016! Rio Swap is always an amazing event where you can find almost any bike part you need or just walk around and see what people have had laying round and visit with friends. During Rio Swap the Training…
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Announcing the latest brand ambassador to the Source Endurance Training Center Team, Matt Britton. Matt, who is a MRI Technologist at Banner health in Fort Collins, is riding for team Wattie ink this year. With all that Matt has going on, the Training Center will be key for him to reach his goals in…
Read MoreCastelli has come through once again! New items are the 2016 collection of clothing and they are the best we’ve ever seen or worn. We have new WINDVESTS and LONG SLEEVE jerseys to accompany the SE lineup. In addition, other premium Castelli in- line accessories are being offered. Store closes Feb 20. Get…
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It’s not necessarily that inaccurate conclusions are being drawn about base training, but more that some conclusions are misguided. I’ve decided to write a bit about base training because it’s important to understand the correct reasoning behind those conclusions as well as what the alternatives to base training can do for athletes. Everyone has unique…
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Hey Norther Colorado! January newsletter brings you the latest information on the Training Center features, events, and participant highlights. The talk of the town as always….the weather. Its been a pretty hard winter for riding outside and it does not look much better in the next couple weeks. It’s OK, the Training Center is your solution…
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At the tender age of 15, I ran my first and last marathon. Mostly on a dare, but also because I was a runner at the time, I lined up for the 1984 Macy’s Marathon in Kansas City and at the conclusion of the race (which took longer than I care to admit) I swore…
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Now that we’ve read about the Belgian Waffle Ride and what physiological challenges to expect, let’s talk about the equipment challenges of such an event. Unless you’re coming from a mountain bike background, the discussion of equipment challenges is a bit of a foreign topic. One of the biggest equipment considerations for a road racer…
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Clint Waara – Fort Collins, Colorado. Source Endurance Athlete since 11/2014 Stats: Road Rider – Goals – Raise threshold power, work on weaknesses, lose weight. Rider Type- power rider, longer efforts, time trial strength. 20 minute power July 2015 – 300 watts normalized (NP) 20 minute power December…
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