Endurance Training Alone Takes Practice An Endurance Training Tip From Childhood A Simple Endurance Training Tip? Endurance training alone, a tip from my childhood, about 60 years ago. Break the task down into simple, repeatable pieces, and talk yourself into doing just one more. YES! JUST ONE MORE! It's easy when you're riding with friends; competition gets you there. It's easy when you have a ... Read more
Art Of Bike Safety A FitOldDog On The Go iPhone Video To Have A Life, Do Stuff Art? Obstruct But Don't Irritate! Bike safety is a real challenge for Ironman triathletes. Bike safety? During Ironman training, we spend a lot of time on the road. Fortunately, we're not without a certain degree of control over the motorized traffic. The keys are, Bright lights (I use DiNotte). Wide angle mirror ... Read more
Triathlon Training Tips? If you want FitOldDog's first ten(10) triathlon training tips, sign up for my newsletter at this link If the download link doesn't arrive within an hour, e-mail olddogintraining@gmail.com - ongoing automation issue! My first bike, a QR, never did fit me. This created lots of problems, which interfered with my performance AND my enjoyment of the sport. I'd be fine for 20 ... Read more
During a Joe Friel training routine, I experienced an odd impact of hip extensor engagement on cadence on the bike. I modified Joe's routine by adding the white area. It was a 1-hour session on the trainer. Working through different muscle groups to improve spin quality. My approach was to spend one minute floating around the shoe. Then one minute applying pressure to each of the areas shown in the diagram. ... Read more
Riding the roads is dangerous, due to traffic and other things, so load the dice in your favor. Ten cycling safety tips: Get a bike fit, because if your bike doesn't fit, how can you concentrate on the road, or have fun? This will make or break your enjoyment of the sport. Mount bright warning lights on your bike, as they can save you from a drivers inattention or texting. I use DiNotte lights, on ... Read more
When you ride a bike on the roads around here, it can be pretty dangerous, and people hurling abuse from fast moving vehicles is not unusual. Even hurling a beer bottle from time-to-time; it's rare to encounter human inspiration during a bike ride, but we did today! I was riding with Sue, along a fast, but fairly broad, two-lane road in the countryside. Sue was in front. We always keep to single file, unless ... Read more
Fate has a way of tapping gently on the door, in the form of a cabbage white butterfly or a timid driver in your bike mirror. The cabbage white foretells the destruction of your brassicas. So, apply your BT (Bacillus thuringiensis) before it's too late. The timid driver, sitting on your tail for ages, foretells your potential demise, because as sure as eggs are eggs, on the tail of the timid driver is a really ... Read more
For humans and squirrels with poor road sense, cars and bikes can be fatal. Furthermore, we all make mistakes, so take that bumper sticker seriously, while you can. I was driving to the swimming pool today, and two girls on bikes, riding on the foot path, just rode across the road in front of me, from one part of the footpath to another, oblivious of my existence. This is exactly how someone was killed ... Read more
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