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December 19, 2013 By Will Hayter Leave a Comment

The effect of music on athletic performance

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This is part two of three of a small series on music and riding. Here’s Part One, in case you missed it. My own, highly subjective and anecdotal, experience is that music definitely helps me train. But I was interested to know what the science behind this might be, partly triggered by an excellent article from […]

Filed Under: Diaries, Features, MarathonMTB.com Tagged With: cycling, MTB, Music, Training

December 5, 2013 By Will Hayter Leave a Comment

Riding with music

Do you or don’t you? Along with helmets, Campag /Shimano / SRAM, and what do you think of Lance [oh, hold on, we seem to have resolved that one…], the question of whether to ride with music or not always has the ability to divide opinion. Even such luminaries as Bradley Wiggins have expressed their views. […]

Filed Under: Diaries, Features Tagged With: iPod, motivation, MTB, Music, Training

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