Cajon vs Laurel for sprint tri openers

Last season, Plan Builder was giving me Cajon the day before a sprint tri race. This season, it’s giving me Laurel.

Does this reflect a change in approach from TR, or is it based on anything to do with me?

I have seen this article where @mcneese.chad says that Cajon is more for “Long, Sustained Efforts below FTP” and Laurel is more for “Sustained Efforts around FTP” but since the race in both cases is a sprint tri I was wondering what changed.

Hey @moonman!

This is a change we made back in October. :slight_smile:

This change was made to reflect the relatively short and high intensity of a sprint Tri’s bike leg, but either of these warmups are good! If you prefer Cajon there’s no harm in using it instead.

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Thanks @Caro.Gomez-Villafane - good to know. I’ll give it a try on Saturday!

PS. I’m using these workouts as “openers” the day before a race. Are they also considered a good warm up on race day?

Yes! Laurel especially would be a good race day warmup for you. :slight_smile:

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