It takes a lot more to breakaway from the peloton or your compatriots in a road race.  I had a question come in after I posted about this on Tik Tok, and I wanted to highlight this training race where I had to smash over the rollers to keep the speed high, and the chasers at bay.  Whether you need more VO2Max training, Anaerobic Capacity Training, or Lactate Clearance work, there are a myriad of pieces that come into GOING FAST.  Figure out your weakness, address it, and get on the top step this season!  

Blog post mentioned in this super fast pod:  https://www.evoq.bike/blog/2019/1/25/1-massive-reason-why-obsessing-over-your-ctl-can-ruin-your-race-season

Quick bits:

-You could do 100 TSS a day from zone 2, or 100 TSS from a 1 hour time trial; you'll feel very differently but same CTL!

-You can consider TSB, BUT you could be at 0 and be exhausted…this can happen after a big spring build up (see blog)

-TSS accounts for, but doesn’t highlight or differentiate things like: Intensity, Repeatability or Race Specific efforts.

getting dropped at altitude immediately, having a glorious conversation about the journey of cycling, and then watching the weather turn, and destroy us, all within 3 hours. It was a crazy ride; very much like life.

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These are real questions that I am simply answering; I am not taking shots at any time crunched program, but they need to make athletes aware of this disconnect! 🪐

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I've been busting out 3+ hour trainer rides every day and it's not even that bad (kind of fun actually!). Racing starts in a few weeks so I'm grinding it out and showing winter who's boss. I share some tips and random anecdotes about how you can make your trainer rides more bearable, increase your winter training volume, and show up to the Spring races flyyyyinnng!

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We already covered warm-ups, now we talk cooldowns. Do you need one? Should you worry if you don't do one after race? What does the science say? This topic came up from a question in the #discord-dojo thread: "How important is a “cool down”? I never do one." 

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Brody and Josh chat a little bit about everything. Brody raced for Canada in the CX World Championships yesterday, 1/30/22! This chat was before that race and they break down Brody's approach to World Champs, the training buildup and his planned rest period before gearing up for cx in 2022.

Big thanks to Brody for taking the time to chat and drop some knowledge! 

Be sure to give him a follow for MTB videos and CX course preview rides! @brody_sanderson

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0:00 EVOQ intro

00:07 introductions

00:30 impromptu bikepacking

02:05 Pan-Ams recap

06:00 aiming at moving training targets

09:00 shutting it down for 2021 with some fat-biking

10:00 when to start training/racing for cx

11:01 focusing on cross in 2022

12:12 being good at ONE discipline 

13:00 building your season with multiple disciplines 

15:47 fatbiking - a deep dive!

31:23 fatbike racing!

37:27 bike setup - the pros vs us mortals

41:30 CX worlds chat

45:15 up and coming Canadian cx talent 

49:00 behind the scenes info for pro teams/buses

56:00 balancing multiple disciplines 

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