Articles related to: endurance

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...

The Magic of the Three Hour Ride

The “long ride” is one of the pillars of any cycling training plan. Even the most basic recreational cyclist does a long ride almost every weekend. Oftentimes cyclists will do two long rides on both Saturday and Sunday. Needless to say it’s not just a pillar of training, but a staple of any cyclist read more...