Posts Tagged ‘sara krause’

This last article in the series on training for the ultra race deals with the logistics of the race itself. Often times, the fittest athletes make logistical errors that cost them time and placings in their race. Managing the race is as much a part of your success as the training leading up to the race. Here are some tips and tricks to keep yourself rolling and minimize problems.

I will explain how to pick the right race, how to lay out a training plan, and how to strategize your race-down to some of the nitty gritty details you might not have thought about but can make or break your day. Whether you are doing a set distance or a time-based race, and whether you are an experienced ultra racer or are brand-new to the discipline, these articles will help you maximize your enjoyment of this sport discipline.

Sara Krause, regular contributor to Austin on Two Wheels is putting on a free lecture at Pure Austin for those interested in endurance racing or getting ready for the The Dirty Dozen or Super 6 Hour Mountain Bike Races. Location:  PURE Austin Quarry Lake on Tuesday, February 2 at 7:15pm Cost: FREE! “PURE Endurance for [...]

Cyclocross is in full swing around the country. This fast-growing sport is turning the heads of both mountain bike racers and road racers alike. It’s interesting, it’s fun, and it’s a great way to spend winter months on the bike. Cyclocross is known for being an extremely intense and largely skill-based sport. It can be [...]

School’s back in, it’s officially fall, and several of my friends have already succumbed to one form of sickness or another. Since it’s timely, I thought I’d talk a little about illness, and how you should handle training when you have caught a bug. To start, let’s define the parameters for cessation of training, because [...]

It’s inevitable: it’s been hot, you’ve been busy, and summer has flown by.   Your favorite race is just around the corner, but no mind, you’ve been riding, you’ve been preparing… or, have you?   We all know that terrible feeling-the start of a mountain bike race, or the first big attack in a road race, and [...]

If you’ve been reading this blog over the last few months, you will have picked up on a few key aspects of my training philosophy: *evidence based exercise prescription *emphasis on quality over quantity *keeping it simple, fun, and adaptable to a real-world environment *focus on specificity of the events For the most part, these [...]

August came early this year. Unfortunately for those of us in Texas, that means we have a long, hot summer in store for us. With triple digit temperatures becoming the norm, I have been receiving workout reports from clients that, I can safely summarize as saying, “who turned on the furnace? I’m melting out there!” [...]

For many of us, spring racing is winding down, and it’s time to build more fitness for next season. Most often, riders begin to approach their off-season by initially taking a week or two off, then going into base training. Base training is traditionally approached with a set of long rides and a substantial increase [...]

Now that many of you are knee-deep in the race season, it’s a good time to talk about an important aspect of the training process: recovery.   If asked, most athletes will be able to tell you that recovery is something that is necessary after a hard workout, and they would be correct. But the [...]