Don't Pull Up on Your Bicycle Pedals
“Push down, pull up” is a cue that has been passed around the cycling world like popcorn at the movies. While it’s extremely common advice, it’s actually extremely incorrect advice. Unfortunately, b...
26 Maalis 202418min
Planning Travel for Training & Races
Stick around the endurance sports world long enough, and you’ll probably get the bug to sign up for a race that requires travel or you’ll travel somewhere where you’ll want to train. Thoughtfully con...
22 Maalis 202427min
Pace & Effort are NOT the Same Thing
The terms “pace” and “effort” are often used interchangeably by athletes. This isn’t a good practice or habit to get into because in the world of endurance sports, “pace” and “effort” are not the sam...
19 Maalis 202420min
Workouts are Pieces of a Bigger Puzzle
All too often, athletes get caught up in the granular elements of their training, such as individual workouts. This is a trap, because training isn’t about individual workouts. Training is about imp...
15 Maalis 202422min
Demystifying Foam Rolling
Maybe you’ve heard of it. Maybe you’ve even done it. But do you actually know why people say foam rolling is good for athletes? Read this Coach Tip Tuesday: https://www.fullcircleendurance.com/b...
12 Maalis 202413min
Respect the Distance
Once you start hanging around endurance athletes and become part of the endurance sports community, your definition of what “normal” is starts to shift, especially when it comes to goal setting. Keep...
8 Maalis 202418min
What Stretching Actually Is
What is stretching, really? Why is stretching touted as such an important component of endurance training? Is it worthy of all of the hype? In a word: Yes. But what stretching actually is, exactly...
5 Maalis 202412min
Coach Laura's Rad & Wretched Reads for February 2024
Coach Laura discusses the books she read in February 2024 and how she’s going to implement what she learned into her coaching and training. Non-Fiction: Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mort...
1 Maalis 202428min
