Art Macfarland is a Level II USA Cycling certified coach and active racer on both the mountain and road. Art is also an accomplished multi day endurance racer having completed such events as TransRockies, BC Bike Race, Cape Epic, La Ruta de los Conquistadores, TransMexicana and Baja Epic. Over the past 10 years, Art has coached State Champions in various disciplines (Criterium, TT, and MTB) and currently coaches from Cat 1 to Cat 5 Road racers and Pro to Beginner level MTB racers.
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By admin ⋅ August 12th, 2010 |
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Before I try to answer your question, let's define what "recovery ride" means. To me, a recovery ride is one where you just soft pedal and keep your hear rate below 65% to get blood flow through the legs and assist in the recovery process. This is what we call active recovery. I'm assuming this is what you are referring to.
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