Archive for April, 2009
How long should your training cycles be?
30 April 2009 If I asked you to run your best possible 5K race, how much time would you request to train? What if I asked you to run your best 10K? How much time would you need for that? And your best half-marathon? Marathon?
Deciding how long one ought to train for peak performance at a given [...]
TrainingPeaks member Joy Duerksen competes in 3 day Costa Rican mountain bike race El Reto de los Volcanes
29 April 2009 TrainingPeaks member Joy Duerksen recently raced in the 3 day long Costa Rican mountain bike race El Reto de los Volcanes, an experience that she described as “totally different than anything I have done in the US.”
Joy was inspired to do the race by a friend who had done it last year. “A great [...]
The Right Pace, by Hal Higdon
28 April 2009 Picking the proper pace for your next marathon is not easy—but it is not that hard either. TrainingPeaks author Hal Higdon writes about The Right Pace.
You’re trained. You’re tuned. You’re tapered. All that stands between you and a Personal Record at your favorite marathon is a plate of pasta and a good night’s sleep. [...]
TrainingPeaks member profile: Chris Schauble, Iron News Man
27 April 2009NBC anchor, triathlete, and father of four Chris Schauble started working out to get back in shape, and ended up going from his first half marathon to training for Ironman Arizona. “I got interested in marathons when I realized I had more in the tank (so to speak) when I finished my first half-marathon, The [...]
Team Saxo Bank’s Andy Schleck wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege
26 April 2009Congratulations to Team Saxo Bank’s Andy Schleck for winning today’s Liege-Bastogne-Liege, the oldest of the spring classics. Andy won this monumental race, also known as “La Doyenne”, by leaping ahead of all the favorites with a confident attack 20 kilometers from the finish line on one of the day’s final climbs. He soloed to victory [...]
