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The Long, Slow, Distance Ride Needs a Name Change

We need to change the verbiage of one of the oldest cycling training methods: Long, Slow, Distance (LSD). I’m a fan of keeping the acronym, but its (new) meaning should be “Long, Steady, Distance”. Agree with me now, and you can stop reading. However, for a full explanation, enjoy the following (that may also read more...

Base Training Mixed with Racing – the Secret to Success?

Over the past few years, riders like Tom Pidcock, Mathieu van der Poel, and Wout van Aert have become the center of debate about traditional base training versus a mix of training and racing cyclocross. All three riders have found incredible success on the road, while still being very successful at cyclocross (not to mention read more...

5 Thoughts on the 2021/22 Cyclocross Season

The 2021/22 cyclocross season is alive and well on both sides of the pond. With the USCX kicking off this weekend and the World Cup starting in a few weeks, I wanted to throw out some of my initial thoughts of the season. One quick caveat - I actually wrote an article like this before read more...

Thoughts on Cycling at the 2020 Olympics

I love the Olympics. For as long as I can remember, I’ve enjoyed both the Summer and Winter Olympics. There’s something about representing your country and crushing it against the world’s best. Naturally, I tuned in for (almost) every second of coverage for the 2020 2021? Tokyo games. Here are some of read more...

The KISS Principal for Workouts

When I first started training, I used the infamous Cyclist's Training Bible to plan out my season and come up with workouts. Weekends often consisted of a pair of group rides in which I would either hang for dear life or smash myself into the ground. During the weeks I would do some structured read more...

The Prologue: What is ErikMitchell.bike?

Welcome to the prologue. Much like a bike race, this is an intro to my new website. The best way to do that is to give you a brief overview of who I am and a look at why I started this site. Who I’m a father of four with a full-time job read more...