Ok for all you folks out there sucking back the EPO and whatever else you’re taking   ha… just kidding.  With the plague of doping in the peloton over the last few years, it’s good to see the powers that be are cracking down harder and harder to keep our sport clean.   However, some people have been “accused” of doping because some random ingredient in their nasal decongestant showed up… Continue reading ITU Anti-Doping Updates

Can I run a half marathon without training in the last few weeks?

I've never run a half marathon before, but I'm planning to do one in about 9 days. I had been following a pretty rigorous training plan, running about 20 or more miles per week. My longest run was 9 miles which I did in exactly an hour and a half (which… Continue reading Can I run a half marathon without training in the last few weeks? | 1 Comment

Super fun but super hard race series comes to an end – time to take the fitness gained during the winter race series and take it out on the road for Summer!   Thanks to Mike, Paul, Jamie, Aimee & Liv over at the Peak Centre as well as the rest of the participants of the race series!

Here’s the wrap up commentary below:

**Via Peak Centre For Human… Continue reading 2009-2010 Peak Winter Race Series Concludes!

Help with training for a marathon?

I am planning on running a marathon later on this year. Not only do I want to prepare for this but I want to lose weight. What are the best ways to go about this? Do any of you have marathon tips?

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So what’s a great “demotivator” for getting out and training? TAXES… agh…

Regardless, it’s a necessary evil we all have to deal with – just like we all have to train to swim, bike, run.  It’s April 25th or somewhere thereabouts and after yet another week of long days and “not enough sleep” nights, I’ve still manged to squeeze in some training over the last 7 days (and even… Continue reading Swim, Bike, Run... Taxes...

Will swimming and cycling help with half marathon training at all?

my legs are often to sore to run on so would doing swimming and cycling still help with my training for a half marathon.i know that swimming and cycling wont help with preparing my body for all the impact of running a half marathon, but will it help with anything else.

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How do plyometrics help in your marathon training?

I wanted to know how leg plyometrics help in your marathon training.Do they help you to run faster and longer?Can they help you in increasing you stride length and frequency without you realising because if you consciously increase your stride length and frequency,you tend to get tired quickly?
Kindly suggest and also how many times in a… Continue reading How do plyometrics help in your marathon training?

Holy cow, apparently April is almost over and so is my block 1 of “in season” training… Not such a good thing considering I’ve put in less hours this month for training than I was in the “out season”… YIKES.

Anyway, to top off the suffering and to further reinforce the fact I’m a little behind in terms of fitness, we’re doing the Alpe D’Huez climb for the last… Continue reading Where Does The Time Go...