Turbo Man's Fitness Blog: Train Short for Going Long

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'It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.' Theodore Roosevelt 23 April 1910

Monday, 23 June 2008

Train Short for Going Long

A quick post today. There's an interesting article in this week's Cycling Weekly about how it's not necessary to spend hour after hour doing base miles to improve your long distance cycling. Definitely worth a read, especially for those of you who don't have the time or the inclination for regular 5 or 6 hour training rides.

Talking of which, and somewhat ironically bearing in mind what I've just written, a big WELL DONE to Jackie Wren for completing her first 100 mile cycle ride in the howling gales on Sunday.

2 comments:

Unknown said...: Turbo can you photocopy and send me a copy, we dont get cycling weekly here and i dont subscribe!
Cheeers. RB; 26 June 2008 at 05:07
Turbo Man said...: Don't want to upset the copyright fun police ...; 26 June 2008 at 08:44