Training for RAGBRAI
The Road To RAGBRAI starts here. Training for RAGBRAI will make your experience smoother and more enjoyable. Follow along with the RAGBRAI coaching plan each year to prepare for your best ride yet.
Coach David Ertl has been writing training tips for RAGBRAI since 2009. Thanks to Coach Ertl for 15 years of helping us get in shape for RAGBRAI so we can enjoy it to the fullest! Scroll down to see his training blogs archived for your use.
Featured Blog
Thar She Blows!
Wind on RAGBRAI is an inevitability. In this week’s RAGBRAI Training Blog, Coach Ertl gives advice on training for riding in the wind.
Fuel Your RAGBRAI
Coach Oliphant outlines the best ways to fuel your RAGBRAI LII.
Turning up the Heat on Training
This week on the RAGBRAI Training Blog, Coach David Ertl tells us how to handle the heat.
KISS: Keep It Simple, Syclists!
This week on the RAGBRAI Training Blog, Coach David Ertl reminds us to go back to basics – ride, and have fun doing it.
Time to Ramp Up Your Riding
This week on the RAGBRAI Training Blog, Coach David Ertl tells us it’s time to get serious and ramp up your RAGBRAI training.
How to Ride in Comfort
This week on the RAGBRAI Training Blog, Coach David Ertl tells us how to have your best RAGBRAI by riding in comfort.
Try these Workouts to Prepare for RAGBRAI!
Coach Oliphant shares three workouts to help you prepare for RAGBRAI – without the decision fatigue.
Who Wants Some Gravel?!
Coach David Ertl gives us the dirt on gravel riding, and how to incorporate it into your training for RAGBRAI LII.
Episode 342
This week on the JustGoBike Podcast! Coach Ertl is back to talk to us about training for RAGBRAI LII! NOW is the time to start getting...
What is Zone 2 training and should you be doing it?
Coach David Ertl gives us the lowdown on Zone 2 Training and how it can help you get ready for RAGBRAI LII Zone 2 Training Zone 2 Training...
Ready, Set, Train!
Coach David Ertl gives advice on how to kick your RAGBRAI Training into gear, even during the winter months.