Scott McMillan : Endurance Junky

How did Lance Armstrong warm up for the Alp Duez mountain TT in 2004? This race is very similiar to the Grind in terms of effort will take some pointers from here .
This is written by his coach Chris Charmichael.

The Warmup
Warming up for any time trial is important, and it is even more critical when […]

I always wondered about the proper method for warming up before a hard assault on the Grind… this article gives me some good ideas will have to experiment, it pertains to cycling but I think it is transferable to running.
The Warm-up: Priming the Engine

Never underestimate the importance of a proper warm-up. Often times overlooked, sometimes […]

Check out the Velo News Post: Discovery premieres “The Science of Lance Armstrong”

THE SCIENCE OF LANCE ARMSTRONG takes an in-depth look at the record- holding champion’s superhuman physiology and training techniques. Did you know that raising only his thumb while riding at full speed adds 20 grams of drag, costing him precious time? Or that […]

Cool article on the Polar site on the Power and Physiological Demands of riding the Tour.
Of interest was watts I just had mine measured on a bike during the VO2 test, I finished the test at 370 watts which was very hard.
Compare this to super human Lance Armstrong….

Dr. Alejandro Lucía, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Spain, […]

Scooped from A Trail’s Runners Blog:
Ultramarathoners are the ultimate road warriors

Interesting article on the Australian Mountain running association website on mountain running training.
http://www.mountainrunning.coolrunning.com.au/misc/training.shtml
I found this interesting:

Over eighty per cent of elite mountain runners in Australia do a significant amount of cycling as part of their training. Cycling greatly strengthens the quadriceps and stomach muscles, while avoiding the foot strike pounding of running. The quadriceps muscles […]

Scott Dunlap’s A Trail Runners Blog has a good interview with William Emerson, a legendary trail runner from the Pacific North West. I have had the chance to compete against him on 2 occasions once during the Kneeknacker and once during the Stormy. He is a very nice guy and a fierce competitor. He has […]

Scott Dunlap’s Trail Runners Blog has an interview with Dean Karnazes who has hinted at attempting to run 500 miles, Pam Reed beat him to 300 miles so I guess he feels he has to set the bar even higher… anyways interesting read Dean Karnazes Sets His Sights on 500 Mile Run

Interesting article on the practice of “Crash Training”. This is basically bumbing up the volume of high quality workouts for several days leading into a race, very risky but if it works I guess you may have a very good race. Full article here:
http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/0236.htm

Great article on Runners World explains why building up the lactate in workouts is a good thing.
Enduring Questions: Is Lactic Acid Really Such a Bad Thing?