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"B" Group

as of - Friday, February 29, 2008

Saturday

Time: 10AM
Place: Bentonville Square
(starting point)

Sunday

(contact Neal Picken to post time and place)

Group ride definitions

"B" group: rides are ridden between 14 - 16 mph pace where no one gets dropped and is meant for anyone who likes to stay together as a group while riding

"A" Group

as of - Friday, February 29, 2008

Saturday

(contact Chris Hines to post time and place)

Sunday

(contact Chris Hines to post time and place)

Group ride definitions

"A" group: rides are ridden at a fast pace where it is possible to get dropped and is meant for racers and serious minded riders

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Articles from November 2006

Saturday, November 11, 2006

Intensity vs. Endurance During Indoor Cycling
By @ 10:08 AM :: 190 Views :: 0 Comments :: Fitness Articles

By Fred Matheny of RoadBikeRider.com

November is a painful transition month for most riders in the northern hemisphere. Unless you live in a warm climate, you’ll probably be getting much of your cycling fix on an indoor trainer for several months. And the proper approach to riding the cylindrical road is controversial.

Some training experts say to establish 8-12 weeks of base mileage at low intensity. Fine, but then they tell us to ride a trainer if the weather is bad, and they advise going hard because it's too boring to do long, slow indoor rides.

Sure it's tedious to spend hours on the trainer at a low heart rate, but how much hard effort can we do without jeopardizing our aerobic base? Conventional training wisdom says the hard stuff is supposed to come later...