Get Race Ready!

Get race ready!

While training is about growing, often in today's sea of sensors and monitors and data driven tools, we can forget a key point - ultimately training is about preparing for a specific challenge! When that challenge is a race, you can really help yourself, by progressing your training so that your final build periods are focused on doing wor which helps prepare you for the specific race you are keyed in on. Hilly course? Get your key workouts done on hills or in ways which may help prepare you for hills. For example, use over gear (lower cadence) during intervals which are similar duration to the hills on a course. But also, look at using intensity targets at, to 10% over race goal pace during interval workouts or pace/intensity progression workouts you do. This strategy can really help prepare you for the specific demands of the race you are doing, and helps you narrow down your race planning as well! Cap your training with race like work, and you will work your best on race day!

Will Kirousis, MS, CSCS, CISSN
Tri-Hard | Director
USA Cycling Certified Coach

USA Triathlon Certified Coach
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

Certified Sports Nutritionist

508.633.2708 | will@tri-hard.com | www.tri-hard.com | @willkirousis