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Ironman Lake Tahoe Bike Course Preview

Reid, Chad and I had the pleasure of riding along with RacerMate while they flimed the Ironman Lake Tahoe course. Here’s a 10 minute section that gets you an idea of what it’s like.  We also ramble on about TrainerRoad :). -Nate

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Workout of the Week – Kettle

Working at your body’s utmost capacity for brief periods of time is the very essence of interval training. Whether you target muscular endurance, aerobic capacity (VO2max), or the nastiest of them all, anaerobic capacity, the objective is to maximize your performance capabilities. Remarkably, and perhaps unknown to many athletes is a “trickle-down” effect that takes…

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Ask Coach T – Tapering

Question Hi Guys – quick question for you. I have a race next Sunday (Oly Tri distance) and was just wondering if you had any suggestions for workouts next week to let me recover enough but still stay sharp – been riding a lot outside and my legs probably wouldnt thank me for a usual…

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How to Put out more Power using Heat Acclimation

Oppressive heat bringing down your power numbers and race results? Do you feel sapped of energy and can’t put it in top gear when temperatures reach 32°C/90°F? A recent study from the University of Oregon, Eugene might have the key to bring your performance back to par. Researchers took twelve trained cyclists and performed VO2max, time…

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Ask Chad – Transitioning from Off Season to in Season

“Based on the new plans added yesterday, I’d like to see a (longer) blog post discussing the grand training strategy which describes how best to make use of TrainerRoad from the offseason and transitioning into the race season. I keep getting advice from other sources to spend a long steady trainer rides in “Zone 2″…

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