Meet Mackenzie from Atlanta Georgia. Mackenzie is a mother, a wife, a full-time employee at Wahoo, and a newbie cyclist. She is taking on one of the hardest endurance events in the world, Dirty Kanza 100. Follow along with Mackenzie’s journey through her eyes as she goes from Desk to Dirty Kanza. I knew taking on Dirty Kanza was going …

This year’s Dirty Kanza will be one to watch. There are more elite level athletes entering the race than ever before, with more experience riding and racing a bike than doing almost anything else. What about the rest of the pack? What is the experience of an athlete who has never ridden a bike further than 20 miles, who is …

Words by Taylor Thomas of Thomas Endurance Coaching It’s been the long-held opinion of many cyclists that “base miles” are the clear choice when it comes to how to spend the winter training months. The thought is that these LSD (Long Slow Distance) rides will help to build an athlete’s aerobic base, but when we understand why these rides exist, and …

Motivation. It’s almost self-generating during long, mid-summer days. Wake up to Vitamin D flowing right in the bedroom window, a fresh cycling kit waiting for you on the dresser, and the sight of the training rides is almost ambrosial. We’re set…we’re connected pushing towards our goals. But motivation gets whacky when things get cold and grey, or when work gets …