What has been your proudest coaching moment so far? That can be difficult as the easy answer would be seeing an athlete win a national title or make a national team selection, but very recently I ran a trail race with a couple athletes, one of which knocked 20 minutes off her best half marathon time. Sometimes when you know the whole back story and the specific challenges a racer …Read More
Why we work on racing skills all year round, by Coach John Cheetham
It’s early March in Northern California and after a exceptionally dry February El Nino is roaring back for a two week stretch of downpours. I’m standing in a school parking lot pushing my bike sideways at a forty degree angle to test the adhesion limits of both my tires and the oily/ wet playground before I ask fifteen new bike racers to start working on counter steering drills. I make …Read More
PCC Sprint clinics Hellyer Velodrome
When: 12:00p – 5:00PM at Hellyer County Velodrome San Jose, California. Dates: 12th March, 9th April, 7th May, 4th June, 2nd July 2016 Who: Open to all riders, 14 and over who have raced before or been to at least 2 Thursday Intermediate sessions or 4 Saturday Beginner sessions. Workout Focus: Formats will vary, details released before each event. Track opens for warm up between 12 noon and 12.55pm, 200m TT …Read More