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Tough Work Done. Is It The Right Work? [Training Tip] Mar 09

Sprints, or speedwork, and intervals are two very different animals. Speedwork has maximal efforts, maximal recovery time and every advantage is used to go fast, aided with the wind or slight downhill. Intervals can be with the wind, against the wind, uphill...on a course that mimics an upcoming race or event. They too have a specific time, in this case submaximal work but, unlike speedwork, the rest is a specific time regardless of how well the athlete has recovered. Read More ...

Mar 09, 2010 | Add Comment

UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis Begins to Dial it in at MERCO Mar 09

The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis put the MERCO races in Merced this weekend to good use en route to 4th and 5th places in the criterium & road race respectively. “It was a good chance for the new guys & the veterans to start working together under race conditions,” said team Directeur Sportif Mike Tamayo. “And while we go into every race with the intention of winning, we also wanted to treat this weekend’s races as sort of like a pre-season game in football." Read More..

Mar 09, 2010 | Add Comment

Sport At Its Best [Training Tip] Mar 02

Don’t believe it. Just because the media has medal tallies up to the ying yang, it isn’t what motivates the athletes to reach beyond their grasp sending them to utter exhaustion. Remember the German speedskater who fell down in the final metres with arms and legs sprawled across the finish line or Canadian figure skater, Joannie Rochette, who persevered through unimaginable grief to nail her program. Don’t be fooled, it’s not for the glory of the media or... Read More...

Mar 02, 2010 | Add Comment

Team TIBCO Takes Two to Open the Season Mar 02

The 2010 season got off to a strong start for Team TIBCO. Ten riders went straight from its training camp near Santa Barbara to Merced, CA to open its season with the Snelling Road Race and Merced Criterium this weekend. They came away with two wins, as well as two more podiums. Rebecca Much opened the weekend with a strong win in Snelling, leading a Team TIBCO charge that saw the team take four of the top five places, with Devon Haskell finishing 3rd. Read More...

Mar 02, 2010 | Add Comment

Dealing with Race Jitters [Training Tip] Feb 22

Marilyn, I’m looking forward to another season of racing. Any suggestions of how to deal with race jitters before I get to the start line? Read Marilyn's Response ...

Feb 22, 2010 | Add Comment

UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis Wraps Up Training Camp Feb 22

The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis wrapped up its official kick-off to the 2010 campaign Sunday following a week of training and team building in Tucson, Arizona, and a weekend gathering with sponsors, VIPs and special guests in Fountain Hills, outside of Phoenix. “We had a great week of training up in Tucson,” said team director Mike Tamayo. “Everyone meshed together really well, and we have a lot of strong guys who we expect to work very well together.” Read More...

Feb 22, 2010 | Add Comment

Best Time to Add Intensity? ... Depends [Training Tip] Feb 16

Marilyn, Are you suggesting for masters athletes that the period after the 12 week aerobic base that more intensity be added in or that the intensity be sprinkled into the 12 week build up or during all of the off season? I'm having trouble understanding when you are saying aerobic base is less important - i.e. only for those with less than 5 years of training? Read Marilyn's Response ...

Feb 16, 2010 | Add Comment