Category Archives: Training

Recently RG Active coaches John and Marsha travelled to the Wattbike science lab for a day of advanced training to learn how the science can be used to help all of the RG Active client base that are looking to improve their cycling strength, speed and efficiency. After the visit Wattbike pieced together a blog about RG Active’s visit and we thought it would be a great idea to share it with you all.

A group of like-minded athletes will provide you with a supportive, competitive, fun and motivating environment which will make you want to keep turning up whatever the conditions are like outside.

I recently changed my dentist and moved to the dental practise owned and run by one of my RG Active clients based in Kew, SW London.

Have you ever been working really had and bitten down really hard on your jaw. Even if you haven’t been aware of this before you will be thinking about it the next time you are training now you have read this!

The rise in popularity of winter multi-sport racing is bringing cold weather cycling and running to a whole new audience. Dressing properly for winter training and racing is a skill that can make your sessions more comfortable whatever the weather. Ironically, the recent RG Active Ballbuster duathlon brought in to sharp focus just how easy it is for even the most experienced athlete to get their winter kit selection so absolutely, completely and utterly wrong!

I had a great race today at the World Aquathlon Championships. I kept to my race plan & didnt push too
hard,after all I am saving myself for the BIG one on Sunday!

I thought I would tell all you RG Active Women out there about a NEW women’s only cycling events taking place this summer. The company has been set up by a long time friend or RG Active and we are happy to help him launch and grow his events over the coming years!

RG Active’s chosen charity Right To Play are organising 2011’s most exciting multi-day fundraising ride, the Ride to the Tour.

There are probably a number of opinions on this subject as I am sure different coaches have different thoughts and ways of structuring their athletes training and racing schedules. The following thoughts are my personal thoughts and the way that I approach rest and recovery after races.

John’s basic calculation for working out how much time off to have after a race:

Those of you training for the London marathon or any other marathon this spring will be well into your training by now. Let’s hope that all has gone to plan and that you are injury free.

Well this entry is about my first experience of British Sportive events. On Sunday I completed the 110km route of the ‘Hell of the Ashdown’ Spotive organised by Catford Cycle Club.