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Breaking 8 Hours with World Class Triathlete Matt Russell

Matt Russell is one of the fastest triathletes in the world today. As he prepares to kick off his 2017 race season, there’s one goal dominating his focus: to break 8 hours at the IRONMAN Texas North American Championship. Known for its punishing heat and humid conditions, IRONMAN Texas is a grueling event. 2016 storm…

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The Science Behind Getting Faster and Breaking Through a Fitness Plateau

The infamous fitness plateau is a state no athlete wishes to face. We’re going to make sure you never find yourself there. Throughout this discussion, we will introduce two foundational theories to understand what happens to our bodies when we train. By doing so, we aim to illuminate why certain practices yield results, while others achieve…

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24-Hour World Champion Sonya Looney Trains Indoors and Wins

Sonya Looney is no stranger to being on the bike for long hours, but the 2015 WEMBO 24-Hour World Champion admits she could barely get through an hour-long indoor workout in the past. Structured training with TrainerRoad and the Wahoo KICKR changed that. “I can now ride my bike inside and it doesn’t feel like…

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Sweet Spot Base Training Plans Update

Long weekend endurance rides have been replaced with shorter Sweet Spot workouts across many Sweet Spot Base plans, and our high-volume Sweet Spot Base plans have been drastically reworked. Which plans have been updated so far? Roughly half of all training plans include long endurance weekend rides. Currently, minor updates have been made to Sweet…

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The Training Process that Makes Cyclists Faster

Working hard will only get you so far. There comes a point when you need to strategically plan how to best use your hard work to maximize fitness gains — that’s what training smarter is all about. By exploring our training plan process, we aim to clarify the purpose of each training block you’ll work…

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