Definitely depends on where you live.
I can do all the TR workouts outside if I want because I have this segment nearby: Shell to Top of Mt Wilson | Strava Ride Segment in La CaƱada Flintridge, CA
(I still choose to do most inside, since it is a lot more time efficient)
I did a century last year near where I live and my total elevation gain was less than 2,500 ft.
I expect you to take that KOM on that segment btw, the current guy is probably a nobody 
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my plan is, even in warm weather, to do indoor at least twice a week. all year roundā¦
I tried and it only allows me to do this on the day of the workoutā¦ and not save any i created
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So I find that interesting. I donāt know any competitive cyclist locally that performs their intervals on a trainer unless it is crappy weather. I think you may live in Colorado too but I know and follow a ton of professional and Cat 1 roadies, CX racers, national champions, etc. and not one of them is doing trainer workouts if they donāt have to. I guess your local roads can play a big part in this but I ride every day after work for up to 3 hours and have an hour long 4-6% grade climb and a flat 1 hour each way ride I can do as well as two 45 minute MTB fire road climbs. This is where I do all my intervals and can do any interval Iāve had with just as good and sometimes I would say better quality. I say this because real racing, especially MTB, is not as consistent of an effort as TR workouts. I understand we are targeting zones and that makes sense but doing an LT interval outside where your power fluctuates 10-15 watts and you are having to shift to keep the power up is how youāre going to race vs holding exactly LT to the watt with no shifting on the trainer.
Everyone has to find what works for them so not saying youāre doing it wrong at all, it just seems so foreign to me to want to do that on the trainer in the summer.
I think I can probably get top 10 in the next 12 months without any special training, but taking that one would probably require a combo of perfect conditions, a focused training period, and some weight-loss that is goes against my goals.
Maybe some day though.
@Nateā¦ just wanted to say a big thanks for this feature, i have used twice now by building the workout in Garmin Connect for my 520 and in TrainingPeaks (free) for my Wahooā¦ just to see the differences. ā¦ makes a great focus for outdoor training rides where i would usually just ride hard or drift off into sky gazingā¦ so thanks TR Team cant wait to try the API feed, hopefully that will put pressure on Wahoo toā¦ bearing in mind their idea of an announcement is a new colored BOLT #WTF !.. LoL
On the other end of the spectrum . . . . . I stumbled on this little piece of suburbia a few miles from home a few years ago and have done tons of structured workouts here. Traveling clockwise, the corners are such and the car traffic low enough that I can more often than not make it through an entire workout without having to slow down for traffic.
I see cat1 guys out doing a couple 4-6 hour LSD rides a week all year long. And ride an hour to the start of an intensity ride. These guys have far too much timeā¦ (jealous)
If my memory serves me (though it often does not), Sonya Looney did the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo (I believe she won her category) and followed that up with the Cape Epic (7th place) based on 90% trainer rides according to her podcast.
More power to her, and do what feels right. Around here all the fast cat 1/2 guys train outside and only use TR inside when itās raining.
true but she is only doing it because she lives in Kelowna, BC Canada and cant ride outside for a lot of the year. Once nice weather hits i donāt think she is on the trainer much. She may post a pic once in a while during the summer but she is a Wahoo sponsored athlete so my suspicion is that is an obligation.
Will swap places. No need to pay me
But I still do workouts outside if the weather permits. Uninterrupted stretches of roads are shorter though.
Turn that on. You wonāt be able to push workouts to your head unit unless youāre a TR employeeā¦but as soon as we open it up to the beta users youāll be good to go.
Is that on the web based TR? As I canāt see it.
Naw, Garmin Connect: Garmin Connect |
Boom. Done.
Ready and waiting 
