{"id":29737,"date":"2018-11-21T11:43:19","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T19:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.trainerroad.com\/?p=29737"},"modified":"2022-04-07T07:34:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T14:34:06","slug":"kom-hunting-with-pros-cx-pacing-power-and-heart-rate-zones-and-more-ask-a-cycling-a-coach-186","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/kom-hunting-with-pros-cx-pacing-power-and-heart-rate-zones-and-more-ask-a-cycling-a-coach-186\/","title":{"rendered":"KOM Hunting with Pros, CX Pacing, Power and Heart Rate Zones and More \u2013 Ask a Cycling a Coach 186"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jonathan goes KOM hunting with one of the best mountain bikers in the USA, why your pacing plan for CX is wrong, why your power and heart rate zones don&#8217;t match and much more in Episode 186 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast.<\/p>\n<p>More show notes and discussion in the <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.trainerroad.com\/t\/kom-hunting-with-pros-cx-pacing-power-and-heart-rate-zones-and-more-ask-a-cycling-a-coach-186\/6200\/9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TrainerRoad Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HK9ggu5R1-Q\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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