{"id":30277,"date":"2019-04-19T09:34:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T16:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.trainerroad.com\/?p=30277"},"modified":"2022-04-07T07:43:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T14:43:24","slug":"athlete-interviews-keegan-swenson-stans-pivot-pro-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/athlete-interviews-keegan-swenson-stans-pivot-pro-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Athlete Interviews: Keegan Swenson \u2013 Stan&#8217;s Pivot Pro Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Keegan Swenson is one of the best cross-country MTB racers in the USA, and is currently focused on earning a spot to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. I&#8217;ve never met anybody who approaches the training process with so much enthusiasm and optimism, and I think we can all learn from that in this interview. Enjoy the podcast, and be more like Keegan!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More show notes and discussion in the <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.trainerroad.com\/t\/athlete-interviews-keegan-swenson-stan-s-pivot-pro-team\/14871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">TrainerRoad Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mce_4\">Topics covered in this episode<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Keegan&#8217;s ideal dinner before a race <br><\/li><li>Sleep hacks to deal with sleeping in different places <br><\/li><li>Keegan&#8217;s morning routine<br><\/li><li>Does spinning on race morning help or hinder your race performance? <br><\/li><li>Ride or Drive to the Venue? <br><\/li><li>What is the best pre-race breakfast?<br><\/li><li>Keegan&#8217;s warmup music and routine<br><\/li><li>How Keegan gets &#8220;in the zone&#8221; on race day <br><\/li><li>Does visualizing the course help you during the race?<br><\/li><li>Keegan&#8217;s Sea Otter race recap<br><\/li><li>How to prioritize training vs rest\/recovery<br><\/li><li>Recovery tips from Keegan<br><\/li><li>How to fit strength training into your cycling training <br><\/li><li>Keegan&#8217;s favorite place to ride <br><\/li><li>What Keegan likes to treat himself with after a successful race <br><\/li><li>Why Keegan wishes he did consistent strength training when he started racing <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/607540887&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/podcast?utm_source=TrainerRoad%20Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog%20Post%2FEpisode%20129%3A%20Higher%20cadence%2C%20bike%20handling%2C%20crank%20length&amp;utm_campaign=TrainerRoad%20Blog%20Content&amp;utm_content=Subscribe%20button\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Subscribe to the Podcast\ufeff<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>For more cycling training knowledge, listen to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/podcast?utm_source=TrainerRoad%20Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog%20Post%2FEpisode%20129%3A%20Higher%20cadence%2C%20bike%20handling%2C%20crank%20length&amp;utm_campaign=TrainerRoad%20Blog%20Content&amp;utm_content=the%20Ask%20a%20Cycling%20Coach%20the%20only%20podcast%20dedicated%20to%20making%20you%20a%20faster%20cyclist\" target=\"_blank\">the Ask a Cycling Coach \u2014 the only podcast dedicated to making you a faster cyclist<\/a>. 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