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IM Training on TrainerRoad

Phil wrote: I am a TR customer currently on Base 1 and will proceed with Base 2 accordingly. My A races next year will be flat, hot and windy, Eagleman 70.3 (6/9) and Philippines 70.3 (8/4). What race specific TR workouts should I go with and when would it be best get on race specific training format? Would…

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Which Assessment Protocol Should I Use?

Paul J asked: …would one of these tests be ‘better’ than the other depending on the type of training/racing you will be doing? In other words, if my weakness is VO2max power and higher, and I really want to focus on this area over the upcoming season (think Cyclocross next fall) would I be better…

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Advice for Beginning Cyclists

It’s tough to start a new exercise regimen, even tougher if you’ve been out of that loop for quite some time, and tougher still if your sport of choice has the potential to be extremely physically demanding. But one wonderful aspect of riding a bike as compared to less beginner-forgiving sports such as running, is…

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Workouts for Cyclocross Racers

While I’ve put together one cyclocross-specific training plan, it won’t be online until the workout editor is released which should be any day now. In the meantime, there are a number of workouts and even training plans that are sufficient in terms of the type of conditioning ‘cross riders need to undergo in order to…

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Workout of the Week – Disaster

It’s a rare breed of rider that can ride a trainer for 4 hours at a time, an even rarer breed that can work HARD over the course of that 4 hours, but if you’re one of the few, the proud, the masochistic, then Disaster is your workout! And for those arguably less ambitious and…

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