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Does A Cycle Commute Count As Training?
Ride to WorkCycling to work can be a great way to build fitness — but only when it supports your training, rather than replacing it or adding unnecessary fatigue. Here’s how to make commuting work ...
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Can I Shorten The Indoor Bike Workouts?
Indoors vs OutdoorsAll the rides in your plan can be completed either indoors or outdoors. In an ideal world, the shorter midweek sessions with harder efforts work well on an indoor trainer, while ...
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What is my Predicted Run Finish Time ?
Your Finish Time Isn’t Guaranteed A training plan is only one piece of the equation. Your starting fitness and ability are the biggest factors affecting what you’ll achieve. Improvements happen gra...
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Race Nutrition for Endurance Events (3+ hours)
During long-endurance events such as IRONMAN triathlons, marathons or long cycling races, your body burns around four times more calories per hour than usual. Because stored carbohydrate (glycogen)...
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Isolate your Fitness Test Data
Steps to isolate a peak 20 or 30-minute interval in your workout: Select your workout in TrainingPeaks and click on 'Analyse'. Look for the Peak Performance (20 or 30 minutes) in the bottom right c...
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I Don't have a Power Meter for My Bike?
Cycling Intensity OptionsMyProCoach plans let you track bike workouts using power, heart rate, or RPE. All three can work well—use whatever you have available.Recommended PriorityWhen measuring int...
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Error: Your 200 pace is slower than your 400 pace!
Critical Swim SpeedYour Critical Swim Speed (CSS) is the predicted pace you could currently swim a 1500 time trial. The 400 and 200 within your test are used to calculate your CSS.Once you have com...
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Unlimited Athlete - What is Email Coach Support?
When you’re subscribed as an Unlimited Athlete, you get ongoing access to our certified coaches. We aim to reply within 24 hours on weekdays or 48 hours on weekends. Support is on-demand — you reac...
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First Swims Too Long?
If you’re new to swimming, returning after a break, or new to structured training, the first swim sessions in your plan can feel challenging. This is completely normal.Swimming places unique demand...
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Should I Stretch Before and After My Workouts?
Before: DynamicAfter: StaticWhy Avoid Static Stretching Before Endurance Workouts?Static stretching (holding a stretch for 20+ seconds) before training can temporarily reduce muscle readiness and p...