Winning at aging – Part 1

Winning at aging – Part 1

Feeling young (or old) has always been an abstract notion for me. I hoped exercise and eating right really did make a difference but it’s hard to know how it was really effecting my health and youthfulness. My views on this changed recently while reading 

Rough Trail 50K Ultra Marathon Race report

Rough Trail 50K Ultra Marathon Race report

Location – Red River Gorge – Pine Ridge, KY Easily the hardest 50 K east of Colorado. 32.4 miles 6200 ft of climbing. Pre-race warm up on course – Since an inch of rain had fallen earlier in the day – course was quite flooded 

My First Ironman

My First Ironman

The following is Patrick’s account of his first Ironman – Ironman Chattanooga. Before I get into this post I want to thank Coach Geoff. He was able to train me to be so efficient at long distance biking that when I got off my bike 

Using data analyics to track progress

Using data analyics to track progress

I’m working with a 19 year old college student originally from the Chicago area who is currently studying in Belgium. He was very excited for the opportunity to compete in real European bicycle road races this spring. His experience so far in bike racing had been centered in 

Riding Paris-Roubaix

Riding Paris-Roubaix

Joe is an TLC Endurance athlete attending university in Leuven, Belgium. Originally from the Chicago area, Joe is testing his mettle in the European racing circuit – in both road (riding his Specialized Roubaix) and cyclocross (on his Specialized Crux) – as well as enjoying the 

Study shows importance of training at correct intensities

Study shows importance of training at correct intensities

Study shows importance of training at correct intensities Self-coached, age-group runners and cyclists often end up doing a large percentage of their training at what can be described as “moderate intensity” (or zone-three using Dr Cogan’s training zones). We can only speculate the reason athletes