Nuun is Back as our Hydration Sponsor for the 2018 Edition of RAGBRAI!
Nuun is back as our hydration sponsor for the 2018 edition of RAGBRAI. We will be serving Nuun Hydration products at the meeting town and along the route and encourage ...
RAGBRAI May Be a Memory But the Cycling Season Rolls On
Congratulations on making it through RAGBRAI. I hope your preparation worked for you and my tips were useful. I’ve received some emails from people who said they accomplished their goals ...
Top 10 Training Tips for RAGBRAI #9 – Thar She Blows, Ride Like the Wind
You can count on one thing, there is almost always wind in Iowa. So you’d better be ready to deal with it. Headwinds are a fact of cycling life, so ...
Top 10 Training Tips for RAGBRAI #8 – Get Ready for the Hot, Humid Days of RAGBRAI
We’ve been in a warm spell the past couple of weeks, just in time to remind me of things to consider when cycling in the heat and humidity.
Top 10 Training Tips for RAGBRAI #7 – Iowa isn’t Colorado, But There are Still 13,000 Feet of Climbing on RAGBRAI. Get Your Climbing Legs On!
Iowa has a reputation of a being a flat state. So it’s a little surprising that I get so many questions about how to train for the hills on ...
Top Ten Training Tips #6: Is Your Bike in Shape?
So far these training tips have focused on getting your engine (you) in shape for RAGBRAI. But you don’t do it alone.
Top 10 Training Tips for RAGBRAI #5: Drink Before You Are Dry, or Sweat Happens
Hydration is an important consideration when riding a bicycle across Iowa in what is often one of the hottest weeks of the year!
Top 10 Training Tips for RAGBRAI #4: Fueling for Cycling
As you are preparing for RAGBRAI and during the ride itself, fueling your body properly is an important aspect of successful performance. Food means a lot of things to us.
Top 10 Training Tips for RAGBRAI – #3: Training Endurance is Important, but…
My Training Tip #2 indicated that building endurance is the most important thing about preparing for a successful RAGBRAI, but I’m here to tell you that a close second to ...
Top Ten Tips for RAGBRAI: #2 Long Live Long Rides
The second installment of my top 10 tips for RAGBRAI training is the most simple and basic. Ride your bike. Then repeat (almost daily).
