Mastering the Rapha Festive 500 in One Day: An Endurance Cyclist’s Ultimate Guide
Riding 500 km in the festive period is a serious endurance challenge. Completing the Rapha Festive 500 in one day demands more than determination: it requires sensible preparation, a realistic route, disciplined pacing and a fuelling plan you can stick to. This guide covers the practical decisions that can help you make the day safer, […]
Mastering the Art of Pacing in Ultra Cycling Races
Ultra cycling pacing can make the difference between riding strongly deep into an event and watching your performance unravel hours before the finish. In shorter races, going slightly too hard early may cost you minutes. In an ultra, repeatedly riding above a sustainable intensity can accumulate into hours of lost time through fatigue, reduced power, […]
Client profile: Jen Orr
Jen Orr, 45 came into coaching with plenty of experience to draw on. She had a background that included full time physical therapist, overall solo winner of Race Across the West (RAW) 2019, set several WUCA distance and time world records (6 hour up to 500 km) in November 2020, rode about 388 miles […]
Client profile: Ben Smith
Ultra Endurance Training Ben Smith, 39, came into coaching with an extraordinary endurance background. In 2015–2016 he completed 401 marathons in 401 days, so he was no stranger to huge physical and mental challenges. His next project, however, required a completely different approach to ultra endurance training. Ben’s goal was to cycle and run […]
Route 66: more than just a road
Cycling Route 66 had been a dream of mine since my father and I first talked about driving America’s most legendary road. Years later, after rebuilding my life through some very difficult times, I stood at Santa Monica Pier ready to attempt a 2,500-mile ride across the United States. For me, life has always had […]
Client profile: Mark Beaumont
Ultra Endurance Training Mark Beaumont, 38, already had one of the most extraordinary endurance records in cycling when we started working together. His achievements included the fastest circumnavigation of the world by bicycle — 18,000 miles in 78 days, 14 hours and 40 minutes — an hour record on a Penny Farthing, and the first […]
Client profile: James Lowsley-Williams (Hank from GCN)
Cycling World Record Training James Lowsley-Williams — better known as Hank from GCN — was 29 when we started working together and already had a serious racing background. He had raced at Continental level for eight years, ridden the Tour of Britain four times and taken on plenty of other races, challenges and 24-hour rides. […]
Client profile: Guy Stapleford
Ultra Cycling Coaching Guy Stapleford, 39, only started cycling in 2017, but quickly gravitated toward ultra-distance riding. By the time we started working together, he had already completed a number of long-distance challenges and had one major goal in mind: taking on the 3,000-mile Race Across America. That made ultra cycling coaching a natural fit. […]
Client profile: Tom Becker
Time Trial Training Tom Becker, 41, didn’t come into coaching with a major cycling background. He had been a keen surfer when he was younger and did a lot of running in his 30s, but cycling became the next challenge. His goals included the 6-12-24 World Time Trial Championships and Revolve24, so time trial training […]
Client profile: Matt Seward
Ultra Endurance Cycling Training Matt Seward, 33, already had a strong time trial background when we started working together. His bests included 23:20 for 10 miles, 59:05 for 25 miles, 2:03:07 for 50 miles and 4:27:30 for 100 miles, and he had also been Thanet Road Club hill climb champion in 2017. The next step […]