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 […]
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. […]
How to taper for big races
It’s one of the great mysteries of training and racing: how to turn up on race day with the perfect blend of enough of the right kind of training in the legs, but also enough freshness to be absolutely pinging? Disclaimer first – I’m not going to attempt too much sports science. My history degree […]
How to train, realistically.
So here we are only a few weeks into the start of the 2013 season, and you’re still trying to work off the Christmas turkey and NYE beers from your bulging waistline. Starting a training program can be daunting. It takes time and there’s so many different approaches out there – how do you choose? Well […]