training

In the 15 years or so I've spent racing full-time and in the 8 years I've worked as a coach, the month of January has always stood out as the most dynamic, and perhaps most important of the season.

Cyclo-Cross is hard, plain and simple. There are very few sports that require the same level of intensity from start to finish as a cyclo-cross event.

While it might be approaching cyclo-cross season for some of us, just as many still have a month or two of road or mountain bike racing left to their season.

Many of you will begin racing in the next few weeks, if you haven't done so already.

Most of my clients are not professionals. Or at least, they're not professional cyclists.

It's going to happen to all of us at some point in year.

Memorial Day is fast approaching, and that means one of the biggest weekends for bike racing in America.

If there's one thing I can't endure, it's working out indoors. For me, the enjoyment in cycling isn't just the essence of training.

In my last article, I described the outline of the base training period. One aspect that I intentionally left out was sprinting.

It's mid-May now, and most riders are done with their base training for the first part of the season, or very close to it, and have anywhere from 1-3 months of racing under their belt.