I am new to the RENO WHEELWOMEN cycling race team. I am not a racer and was hesitant to join Reno Wheelwomen until I met Lucie Oren, (Reno Wheelwomen Cat 4), an avid woman cyclist racer and enthusiast. Her enthusiasm for joining the team was the catalyst I was looking for to become a better […]
Contributed by Silver Sage sponsored Reno WheelWoman Athlete, Heidi Littenberg This season, I chose to spend some time working on my time trial racing with the goal of participating in this year’s NCNCA District Championships and, hopefully, the USAC Masters National Championships. I’m primarily a short-distance criterium racer who does best when I can draft […]
Contributed by RTJC team member, Tate Meintjes Thresholds and power are always discussed when training in cycling. When you talk about thresholds you are talking about power, and that power is measured in watts. Your Functional Threshold Power, or FTP, is how many watts you can hold for an hour. Your weight plays a role […]
Achilles tendonitis re-focuses a runner’s goals The worst non-lethal injury known to the long distance runner, the despoiler of the best laid exercise plan, is a rupture of the thick white cable extending from calf to heel, known as the Achilles tendon. Runners can exert upwards of 16,000 pounds per square inch on the Achilles, […]
You have the best of intentions: You’re signed up to run a 10-miler. But many beginning runners find themselves overwhelmed as to how, and where to start training, as they gear up for the big race. Every runner, new or experienced, needs to prepare themselves mentally and physically for the specific event’s demands. The key […]
The key to improving running performance is first and foremost staying injury-free. In our experience, runners can insure against injury by investing in consistent purposeful hip and trunk stability exercises, global mobility (joints, muscle length, soft tissues), quality work and quality rest, and a gradually progressed training program. There should be a clear objective to […]
Contributed by Silver Sage trained Triathlete-Trixie Bradley… It was a day before my race and I had emailed coach Julie Young for some advice for race day. I was trying to strategically and mentally prepare for the toughest part of a triathlon for me…the RUN! I was thinking if I could mentally have a plan […]
Check out the Breaking Barriers Women’s Race Ride we have created… There are bunches of training race rides (River Rides, Coffee Republic, Folsom Bike, Drop Ride, Wheelmen races, etc), which i think are invaluable training tools for leg speed, and dig-deep high intensity efforts. But I am hanging on by the skin of my chin […]
Looking forward to Taking It To the Streets coaching the Sacramento Team City Juniors in a Mock Race. Its a great opportunity to share my experience and perspective on all of the ingredients that contribute to successful racing. It starts with the bike fit for efficiency and handling, and consistently following a well-structured training plan. […]
Contributed by Trevor DeRuise, Director of the Silver Sage sponsored, Reno-Tahoe Junior Cycling Team. It’s hard to believe it’s already June and the 2015 season for our Reno-Tahoe Junior Cycling Race Development athletes has already reached the halfway point. Still, after dozens of race starts, hundreds of intervals, and thousands of miles ridden; the […]
