2017 Season Review Part 1 – The Performance Manager Chart

WKO4 is a data analytics engine from TrainingPeaks. I've used it for the past season to dig into my numbers and optimize my training. I find it invaluable in revealing gaps in my fitness, and quantifying where I can improve and how I should target that improvement. Here is some of the analysis I have done for … Continue reading 2017 Season Review Part 1 – The Performance Manager Chart →

Don’t Get Dropped! The Importance of Aerobic Threshold Training

This is an article I wrote for ilovebicycling.com back in April when the relevant Northern Hemisphere race season was just getting started. It never feels good to get dropped. Those high intensity 1, 2, or 3 minute efforts always feel like the limiting factor. If you could just go a little bit harder you'd be … Continue reading Don’t Get Dropped! The Importance of Aerobic Threshold Training →

Cramping Myths and Hydration Truths

This is an article I wrote for ilovebicycling.com back in June when it was more relevant Northern Hemisphere summer riding. Cramping and fatigue in general are still relatively poorly understood physiological phenomena, but every cyclist has experienced Exercise Induced Cramping, and knows exactly how uncomfortable they can be! There are plenty of myths, anecdotes, and magic … Continue reading Cramping Myths and Hydration Truths →

Threshold is Mental

Question: where does Threshold fit into a training plan? It doesn't fit well into a Polarized training protocol, where training intensity is either very low, or very high - way under threshold, or way above. Nor does it fit exactly in a Sweet Spot training plan, increasingly the go-to protocol for time-crunched cyclists, where you work just under your threshold for … Continue reading Threshold is Mental →