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Read more →Spring has sprung. Now it’s time for you to leap off the couch too! As the sun sets after 7 p.m., we’ve got no excuse for not getting in that workout in after work, right? The truth is, most of us are just now starting to
Read more →By, Richard M. Martinez 1. Choose a training program that’s right for you There’s no one program that fits everyone’s needs. Be honest with yourself before you start your training. Look at your time, your life, and your interest and then choose a program best for you.
Read more →By Terri Schneider, motivational speaker, author, coach and sport psychology consultant. Part of planning a race season involves revisiting your athletic goals for the year. You may decide to stick to shorter events for the whole season or your whole career and continue to refine your speed
Read more →By Dario Fredrick Effective training has many components: proper intensity, sufficient volume, intelligent nutrition and a balanced psychological approach. While each of these components plays a key role, the most important part of effective training actually happens when not physically training – during recovery. Most competitive athletes
Read more →By Julie Young, owner o2fitness – Optimum Outdoor Fitness – Coaching and Training Want to make leaps and bounds in your mountain bike performance? Maximize your training time with specific cycling workouts on your road bike. With a structured progressively planned training program – you will experience
Read more →The best health study is the study of yourself. Dr. Sara LaMarch Sports Chiropractor Popular Health Statements Over the past 25 years, diet book sales and gym memberships have increased significantly, yet obesity is on the rise and cardiovascular disease is a common ailment in our country.
Read more →Written by Sylvie Allen, Coach – Trek Dirt Series www.dirtseries.com Do you have goals and results that you’re striving for? This takes a lot of time and effort with planning and training. Your effort in scheduling your day with your workouts should include equal effort into planning
Read more →Plan Ahead do a dry run, practice transitions, get all of your gear ready the night before: I flew in the night before for the XTERRA Tahoe City with all my gear. I was planning on doing the sprint race, but decided to do the longer one
Read more →Endurance Athlete + Coach Jen is an elite adventure athlete, competing in as many different sports as time allows. Although she once viewed daily run and bike sessions as training, in her eyes it’s now purely considered to be a regular lifestyle of “daily play sessions.” Jen
Read more →Endurance Athlete and Adventure Racer “Dedication, perseverance, and a never ending drive for self-improvement and adventure.” Words to live by…at least for me. And my most favorite outlet for this is endurance sports. I distinctly remember my first “race”. A 5K foot race in San Francisco’s Golden
Read more →Damian Gonzalez, Pro XTERRA Racer I became involved in BMX riding at the age of 14. Some classmates and I rode at the local BMX track, jumps in empty dirt lots and alot of street. Fast forward to the age of 21 when I purchased my first
Read more →Athlete Biography Growing up I played every sport my hometown of Camarillo had to offer. I ran track, played basketball, soccer, tennis and field hockey. In high school I spent nights and weekends flipping burgers at Mc Donalds just so I could afford my first mountain bike,
Read more →Athlete Bio: Colleen Conners-Pace: Athlete and Coach Colleen Conners-Pace is a born native of Tahoe. She enjoys taking advantage of all what Tahoe and the Sierra’s seasons have to offer. Colleen is happily married, has a beautiful golden retriever both who love to train and play
Read more →Athlete Biography: Mari Chandler, Runner and Adventure Racer I ran my first timed mile when I was 12, beat all the boys in my gym class, and never looked back. I ran track and cross country through high school and continued on to run for Central Michigan
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