David Ertl Returns as RAGBRAI Training Coach!
Here it is 2016 and the RAGBRAI XLIV route has been announced. Once again, I’ll be back as your RAGBRAI online coach to help answer your questions and help ...
RAGBRAI Training: Reflections on RAGBRAI from a Training Perspective
RAGBRAI is over for another year. Congratulations on riding more than 400 miles in one week (or however many miles you rode). Not many people ever ride their ...
RAGBRAI Training: Some Final Thoughts Prior to RAGBRAI
Here you are, on the verge of embarking on RAGBRAI. Here are a few tips to consider for this final week to ensure that you have a great ride ...
RAGBRAI Training: The 4 H’s of RAGBRAI – Heat and Humidity
In the past couple of blogs I’ve been dealing with the 4 H’s of RAGBRAI. This blog covers the final two, Heat and Humidity. I will deal with these together ...
RAGBRAI Training: The 4 H’s of RAGBRAI – Hills
Here is the next installment of Coach David Ertl's series on the 4 H’s of RAGBRAI: Headwinds, Hills, Heat and Humidity. This week he focuses on Hills and how you ...
RAGBRAI Training: The 4 H’s of RAGBRAI – Headwinds
In my last blog, I discussed the 4 H’s of RAGBRAI – Hills, Headwinds, Heat and Humidity. This time I am going to focus on Headwinds and how you ...
RAGBRAI Training: The 4H’s of RAGBRAI
This year's RAGBRAI goes through north-central Iowa, somewhat south of Clarion, Iowa. One of Clarion's claims to fame is that it is the birthplace of the 4-H symbol. ...
RAGBRAI Training: Focus on Duration and Frequency of Riding
When reading about improving cycling fitness, you may see the terms used to describe how to train: Frequency, Intensity and Duration, or Time (sometimes referred to as FIT). ...
RAGBRAI Training: 2015 RAGBRAI Training Plan
Spring is here and it is time to get serious about your preparation for RAGBRAI. It is a mere 15 weeks away so it is time to start building ...
RAGBRAI Training: Get Out (or Stay In) and Ride!
RAGBRAI XLIII is still five months away but that is no reason not to think about getting on your bike and starting your preparation. I don’t know what the weather ...
