PERFORMANCE CORNER

YES!   Summer is practically here, longer rides and events are happening every week. That means more time in the sun! While cycling tan lines are a point of pride

April showers bring May flowers…and a whole bunch of allergy suffering to boot. Allergies can be a real bummer impacting many areas of life. Especially sleep patterns. Experts are saying

HOORAY! Daylight Saving Time is just around the corner. March 11th will ring in the new riding season. NWA has over 50 organized group rides per week and I am

More races are won and lost the last seven days before the race than any other time. Pre-race mental and physical strategies will put you at the starting line in

Okay perhaps I shouldn’t poke the bear but the 70’s turned into 30’s overnight and we had to breakout the “heavy lifting” apparel this week to ride. Here are some

“Sick season” is here and large blocks of training for next years races are just around the corner. The flu is always the major concern during this time of year.

It is back to school. It is college football. Porch sitting, cool mornings and chasing the light. Always chasing the light. One of the very best riding seasons is here.

Daylight Saving Time ends November 5th. Booooo! Outdoor bike riding is about to get more challenging from here on out. I love being outside. I love to ride my bike

A quick read from coach Alan Ley. Perfect timing with the off-season upon us. I know I could refresh my commitment to at least 4 of these…   What if…you

School is in full swing. Which means more motorists and more traffic. But don’t let that stop you from commuting or your kiddo from commuting. Here’s Alan Ley’s tips for

Tips for Racing and Training in the Heat and Humidity   By Alan Ley   Nothing will slow you down or stop you like heat and humidity. As the temperatures

Full on summer is just around the corner and with it brings that awful humidity. I know some of you crazy cats love it. Boooooo! With Arkansas summer closing in

We’ve enjoyed some unseasonably warm temps BUT brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr wait for it…brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. The old man from the north is a knocking! If you are like me it is a combination of exercise

Tips for Racing and Training in the Heat and Humidity   By Alan Ley | League Director Arkansas NICA   Nothing will slow you down or stop you like heat

With Dr. Rankin   Full on summer is just around the corner and with it brings that awful humidity. (I know some of you crazy cats love it. Boooooo!) With

With Dr. Rankin   My wife recently made asked me get a skin body scan by the dermatologist. Her motivation stemmed from a co-worker who recently lost her battle with skin cancer (much too

With Dr. Joshua Rankin   After Richard Holt’s dog attack incident I’ve been thinking a lot about what I would have done if I were in that situation. Or how

With Dr. Joshua Rankin   Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, I gotta believe we are due for a cold snap in February. Old man winter ain’t going down without a fight! I’ve been super

We’ve enjoyed some unseasonably warm temps in December BUT brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr wait for it…brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. The old man from the north has come a knocking! If you are like me it is a

An older post but I thought it to be relevant with all this grit on the road from the flooding. I for one am glad I have left the Gatorskins