How to... prep for a downhill race

Getting in prime physical and mental shape to hit a fitness goal over a period of many months is no mean feat. It’s like a game of snakes and ladders, where the temptation to skip early, vital stages

COACHING TIPS TO HELP YOU RAISE YOUR RUNNING GAME

In the second instalment of Group Think, we turn our minds to race bikes. The all-road bikes featured in part one of this series (see issue 164) may be hogging the spotlight currently, but race bikes

Last year, while on holiday in the south of France, I watched a night trail race from the comfort of a pavement café. In no rush to leave, I saw the whole shape of the race for maybe the first time ev

A decade of stress saw Andy Carr hit rock bottom. Now he’s rebuilding his health and fitness and wants to help you do the same

Strength and stamina matters, but both will unravel if you don’t pace your climb correctly. That’s where either a power meter or heart rate monitor proves their worth. Ascending by a pre-determined nu