Ceridwen Coaching started as a one-on-one endurance coaching practice, and along the way it became something that’s outlasted the coaching itself: a library of writing on how to ride longer, stronger, and smarter. The coaching has wrapped up—I’m no longer taking clients—but the writing lives on here, and I’m keeping it going.
You’ll find articles on endurance training, recovery, strength and mobility, nutrition, and the mindset behind big days in the saddle—whether you’re building toward a first Gran Fondo, chasing longer distances, or just trying to ride well without burning out.
What’s in here
Training — building an aerobic base, structuring a week that actually fits around work, climbing-specific efforts, recovery, and the strength and mobility work that keeps you riding when the volume climbs.
Nutrition — fuelling long rides, carbohydrate targets that hold up past hour three, hydration and electrolytes, and what happens when you spend a season quietly under-fuelling.
Adventures & Events — what long days out actually feel like, written from the events themselves rather than from a spreadsheet.
Where to start
- Gran Fondo Training Plan: What Actually Gets You to the Finish Line — training phases, pacing, and fuelling for your first big event
- Ride Strong, Ride Long: Your Guide to Long-Distance Cycling — the fundamentals of going further
- Essential Cycling Endurance Tips to Ride Stronger, Longer — the short version, if you want the ideas before the detail
- Cortisol & Cycling: Managing Stress for Better Performance — why life stress shows up in your legs
Who’s behind it
I’m Teresa—ISSA-certified in strength and conditioning, based on Vancouver Island, and the rider behind most of the examples in these posts. BC Bike Race, Snow to Surf, the Ride to Conquer Cancer, a handful of fondos. Everything here comes out of coaching people through this work and then doing it myself, usually in that order. More on the background here.