{"id":59033,"date":"2020-09-03T12:47:27","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T19:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/?p=59033"},"modified":"2022-04-07T07:04:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T14:04:14","slug":"racing-at-high-elevation-learning-to-suffer-recovery-and-more-ask-a-cycling-coach-274","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/racing-at-high-elevation-learning-to-suffer-recovery-and-more-ask-a-cycling-coach-274\/","title":{"rendered":"Racing at High Elevation, Learning to Suffer, Recovery and More \u2013 Ask a Cycling Coach 274"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How to improve your racing at elevation while living at low altitude, how to increase your ability to suffer, how to recover from a big training week and more in Episode 274 of The Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More show notes and discussion in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/forum\/t\/racing-at-high-elevation-learning-to-suffer-recovery-and-more-ask-a-cycling-coach-274\/42025\/1\">TrainerRoad Forum.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Racing at High Elevation, Learning to Suffer, Recovery and More \u2013 Ask a Cycling Coach 274\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fPqxyq_no1o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics covered in this episode<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How to create your own goals in a year of no racing<\/li><li>Simple ways to add more volume to your training<\/li><li>How to best recover from a high volume training week or training block<\/li><li>Why using a TENS unit may aid recovery<\/li><li>Amber\u2019s biggest concerns going into The Cape Epic<\/li><li>Tips to ride faster on a single-speed mountain bike<\/li><li>How to race at elevation while living at low altitude<\/li><li>How to improve your ability to ride in sweet spot<\/li><li>The Coaches Tour de France jersey picks<\/li><li>How to improve your ability to suffer<\/li><li>How to switch to training in the early mornings<\/li><li>Pro tips for openers the day before your MTB race<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" data-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/887065675&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\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/trainerroad\" title=\"TrainerRoad\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TrainerRoad<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/trainerroad\/racing-at-high-elevation-learning-to-suffer-recovery-and-more-ask-a-cycling-coach-274\" title=\"Racing at High Elevation, Learning to Suffer, Recovery and More \u2013 Ask a Cycling Coach 274\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Racing at High Elevation, Learning to Suffer, Recovery and More \u2013 Ask a Cycling Coach 274<\/a><\/div>\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=referral&amp;utm_campaign=aacc-257&amp;utm_content=bottom%20cta\" target=\"_blank\">the Ask a Cycling Coach \u2014 the only podcast dedicated to making you a faster cyclist<\/a>. 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