The “Dos” Animals (and therefore humans) thermoregulate in hot or cold conditions by making either physiological or behavioral changes. The first blog about racing cyclocross in the cold dealt a lot with the physiological processes and concepts that assisted thermoregulation. This blog will deal mostly with the behavioral things racers can do to help them …
The “Don’ts” The preface: Of all the blogs I plan on writing about racing cyclocross in the cold, this is the one that will be the most controversial. This is because when you write about “don’ts” it’s mainly because people are already doing them. I mean really, I don’t have to write about things like, …
The Warm-Up Before we even consider what temperature cyclocross is raced at, the nature of the sport makes a good warm-up imperative. Cyclocross is a relatively short endurance event that begins with an all out effort. These two factors alone necessitate that athletes allow for enough time to warm-up and pay close attention to how …
The Basics of Thermoregulation This year Wisconsin will host Cyclocross Nationals during its coldest month of the year. With an average high of 28 ˚F and an average low of 10 ˚F it could quite possibly be the coldest conditions some riders have ever ridden in, let alone raced in. But whether you are a …
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Two years ago I was on an expert panel for the local cycling organization. I wrote up some articles to have published on their website, but before I really had a chance to publish the expert panel idea kind of folded. So instead of having these articles just take up space on my hard drive …
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So it’s the middle of May and I’m still finishing off my “Winter in Review” series. In reality, I don’t think it seems that inappropriate that I’m writing about winter activities given the current weather we’ve been having in Wisconsin… but don’t get me started on that. This year (New Years day to be exact) …
This weekend my father, 64 years young, participated in his first bike race. After a few years of riding bikes and training online with me, he decided he wanted to try his hand at what he had watched me do for years. Luckily, in Wisconsin we have a great citizen level racing series put on …
This winter was the first year I took skiing seriously. I’ve owned skis since December 2008, but up until this winter I had only used them twice. Living in Southern Michigan with no car isn’t a great way to get into skiing. Poor skiing conditions plus no transportation to get to good conditions meant I …
To start off I’ve got to say in life I’ve found you really need to be able to laugh at yourself and turn lemons into lemonade. A couple of months ago I had some business cards printed up so I could promote my coaching and personal training business more formally. I handed these cards out …
Despite what many people may think, winter is a great time to be active. For me, this winter especially was full of fun adventures and activities. In winters past I did exactly what I did through the summer- rode bike. All that would really change through the year would be the amount of clothing I …
