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With summer right around the corner, big rides are BACK! Longer days and better weather, cyclists have every advantage to take on new and bigger challenges during the summer. But, with bigger rides, we should expect our body to need time to adapt, and those adaptations can be unexpected and uncomfortable. On this episode, Jeff Zen discusses 4 areas to focus on to adapt to big rides; food and fueling, comfort, heat training, and hydration.

Episodes referenced in the podcast:

Episode 11 - Cycling Logistics - Part 1: Route Analysis

Episode 12 - Cycling Logistics - Part 2: Nutrition

Episode 8 - Adapting to Heat

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World traveler Monica Busby, aka The Cycling CEO, is a content creator documenting her journeys around the world riding her bike. With the goal of cycling in 150 countries, Monica shines a spotlight on the exceptional guided tours she finds in each country.

In 2023, Monica had an accident while cycling in Greece. Sharing what she did right to prepare for her trip, Monica gives valuable insights on how to plan for the unexpected when traveling internationally.

(A number of website links referenced in this episode are listed below)

https://travel.state.gov/

STEP Program (Smart Traveler Enrollment Program)

World Nomads Travel Insurance

Monica’s Social Media

The Cycling CEO on YouTube

The Cycling CEO Instagram

Cycle Travel Club Facebook Group

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What happens when everything goes wrong with your recovery? The answer is that it takes a long time to recover, and even longer to rebuild your fitness. After a 1,000km week, Jeff Zen found himself sick 2 weeks later. What originally should have been 4 to 6 weeks of recovery got much longer.

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One Los Angeles rider shares their experience with mushrooms and cycling - a combination that took them on an unexpected spiritual journey.

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The downside of riding 620 miles in 8 days is the devastating amount of fatigue it leaves you with! Jeff Zen thought he escaped fatigue during the Rapha Festive 500 (well, actually the Festive 1,000) but 3 days after closing the week, he found himself feeling the most fatigue he’s ever experienced. Learn how that fatigue manifests, how he’s addressing it, and when he expects to return to normal.

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623 miles, 41 hours on the bike, and 31,000 feet of climbing. The 2023 Festive 500 was the biggest week Jeff Zen has ever put up. All it took was three centuries, two 40-mile recovery rides, and one double century.

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Quick update on how my Rapha Festive 500 is going (Day 5)

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Having the tools to maintain consistency when life gets busy is very important, and for me, Mini-Workouts are the answer. These Mini-Workouts are only 2-5 minutes long, but they make a world  of difference in regards to maintaining the fitness we put so much time and energy into building. The workouts can be done anywhere, anytime, with little or no equipment.

Check out Episode 15 of No Drop, and follow along with one of my mini-workouts by clicking the LINK BELOW to go to my website.

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Coffee Time explores the connection between coffee, cafes, community, and cycling. Tim is owner of Heavy Water Coffee, a coffee roasting business that just opened its first physical location in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. As the “hardest working person in coffee” (Jeff’s words, not Tim’s) Tim is hands on with every part of the coffee and cafe experience; selecting unique beans to import from South and Latin America, roasting them, training a staff of exceptional baristas, and even jumping behind the counter to pull shots and serve customers. Tim built Heavy Water Coffee’s physical location as a place to serve the local community, as well as the Los Angeles cycling community.

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