This year so far has been cold and wet for southern athletes, and cold and icy for those in the northern half of the country. Avoiding storms has been a large part of training so far in 2017. Nobody has had a hot day yet to train this season. I was training here in the Utah desert yesterday with an athlete…
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LW Coaching partners with Fool’s Gold 100
LW Coaching is proud to announce we are partnering with Fool’s Gold 100 & 50 in 2016. Fool’s Gold 100 is the NUE series final on September 17, 2016 at the beautiful Montaluce Winery and Estates, in Dahlonega, GA. New this season, Fool’s Gold 50 is also the final for the newly created NUE Marathon Series. LW Coaching has training plans…
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Top 10 Tips For Your Best 100 Mile Mountain Bike Race
Read our LW Coaching Top 10 Tips For Your Best 100 Mile Mountain Bike Race on the TrainingPeaks blog. Riding your mountain bike 100 miles is a big challenge to your body, mind and equipment. Of course you’ll need to put some long hours in the saddle to be prepared, but don’t let a last minute issue ruin your day. Study…
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Training and recovery for 100 mile mountain bike races
New LW Coaching article is published on MTBRaceNews.com. Training and recovery for 100 mile mountain bike races. Coach’s Column with Lynda Wallenfels: Tips on Training and Recovery for 100 Milers Question: I’d like to get into endurance racing this season and ideally would like to do 3-4, 100 miler mountain bike races. I’ve mostly been a regular xc racer and have…
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Early Morning MTB Race Starts
Reader Question: I am not a morning person, never have been. A lot of the long endurance races I have been doing start early in the morning and I feel like I have a hard time getting going. I usually get off the line feeling flat with tired legs and don’t really get going for the first hour or so.…