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Can I Shorten The Indoor Bike Workouts?
Indoors v Outdoors All rides in your plan can be done indoors or out on the road. In an ideal world, the midweek shorter rides with harder efforts work well on an indoor trainer, and the long weeke...
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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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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: Static Why Avoid Static Stretching Before Endurance Workouts? Static stretching (holding a stretch for 20+ seconds) before training can temporarily reduce muscle stiffness an...
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Can I Train on a Treadmill?
Treadmill Running You can do all of your run workouts on a treadmill; we have many athletes who do all or the majority of sessions indoors due to location or environment. A few factors to consider:...
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Why Does My CTL Plateau Towards Race Date?
Why Your CTL Plateaus and Why That’s Okay Your Chronic Training Load (CTL) progresses based on the phase of your training plan. A slight plateau is normal during peak weeks after the higher-volume ...