Dr. Mark Cucuzzella’s latest book, Run for Your Life, needs to be on every bookshelf / Kindle. The book is excellent for beginners and advanced runners alike. It is broken up into three sections that deal with Getting Started in...
Read MoreDissecting a Marathon – an excerpt from The Science of the Marathon A marathon is more than just running 26.2 miles or 42.2 kilometers. Taking a closer look or “dissecting” your marathon and training runs is a tool that...
Read MoreA bit of history. Before the 1970s, there were no women’s distance running races in the Olympics. After the conquest of the women’s right to run in the early 1970s, we can see that women have had an extremely rapid growth...
Read MorePhosphocreatine and oxygen consumption Phosphocreatine (PCr) is degraded to form the ATP, which is required for contractile proteins (PCr + ADP à Cr + ATP) in muscles. Creatine is released intracellularly at the level of the...
Read MoreMeasuring your sweat rate and sodium loss The reason we sweat is to regulate our internal body temperatures. If you are a heavy sweater, then it behooves you to find the amount of fluid you sweat during exercise and replace the...
Read MoreSome things to do if you experience cramps while on the bike If you experience cramps, a shotgun approach usually works best (also see Chris Carmichaels article in September 2013 issue of Road Bike Action). Reduce your...
Read MoreCycling and Beyond 50 The conversation among cyclists often goes like this: The older cyclist says to the younger one, I got into cycling in my 20’s, I still like it in my 40’s, and I strangely suspect I’ll still like it into my...
Read MoreThe Importance of Exercise, Muscles, and Longevity of Centenarians – Part 2 In terms of human evolution, physically and cognitively functional centenarians represent an impressive example of successful healthy ageing. In...
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What A Pro Tour Rider Daily Diet Looks Like What does it take to fuel a professional cyclist...
Read MoreSaint Quentin to Saint Quentin, 160km Today’s race started very calm given the circumstances of yesterday. Just to recap, Ag2r La Mondiale rider Stijn Vandenburg was involved in a crash that left him unconscious and heroic...
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