# Lotoja Podium From Dead Last with Will Stinger – Successful Athletes 021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Successful Athletes Podcast\ **Tags:** podcast\ **Created:** [October 12, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/lotoja-podium-from-dead-last-with-will-stinger-successful-athletes-021/44475 "2020-10-12T06:14:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tucker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/tucker/32/17593_2.png) [@Tucker](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Tucker)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/lotoja-podium-from-dead-last-with-will-stinger-successful-athletes-021/44475/1 "2020-10-12T06:14:05Z")
Hear how Will Stinger trained with TrainerRoad to go from dead last to a podium spot at Lotoja, including how Will recovered from a major crash the year before, how Will fuels early morning workouts and more in Episode 21 of The Successful Athletes Podcast. • [Will Stinger on Strava](https://www.strava.com/athletes/5664316) * * * #### Youtube Video: [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/e/2/e2b5a067daed4ea1e2d7fbc73b8a8542d1e68ab4.jpeg "Lotoja Podium From Dead Last with Will Stinger – Successful Athletes 021") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXy3JhJor0I) Topics covered in this episode: • [Fueling early morning workouts](https://youtu.be/eXy3JhJor0I?t=103) • [What is the Lotoja Bike Race](https://youtu.be/eXy3JhJor0I?t=239) • [How Will starting bike racing](https://youtu.be/eXy3JhJor0I?t=457) • [The motivation to take on the Lotoja Bike Race](https://youtu.be/eXy3JhJor0I?t=748) • [How Will overcame the challenges of a 200 mile bike race](https://youtu.be/eXy3JhJor0I?t=908) • [How Will adjusted his training to fit his schedule](https://youtu.be/eXy3JhJor0I?t=1149) • [Training while recovering from a big crash](https://youtu.be/eXy3JhJor0I?t=1650) • [What Will changed to improve his Lotoja race finish](https://youtu.be/eXy3JhJor0I?t=2464) • [How Will raced to a podium spot at Lotoja in 2020](https://youtu.be/eXy3JhJor0I?t=2889) * * * [**Subscribe on Google Podcasts**](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9zdWNjZXNzZnVsYXRobGV0ZXMubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M?hl=en) [**Subscribe on iTunes**](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/successful-athletes-podcast-presented-by-trainerroad/id1516326667) ---
**Author:** ![Tucker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/tucker/32/17593_2.png) [@Tucker](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Tucker)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/lotoja-podium-from-dead-last-with-will-stinger-successful-athletes-021/44475/2 "2020-10-12T16:08:59Z")
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**Author:** ![Tucker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/tucker/32/17593_2.png) [@Tucker](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Tucker)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/lotoja-podium-from-dead-last-with-will-stinger-successful-athletes-021/44475/3 "2020-10-12T16:16:04Z")
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**Author:** ![bbarrera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/bbarrera/32/14734_2.png) [@bbarrera](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/bbarrera)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/lotoja-podium-from-dead-last-with-will-stinger-successful-athletes-021/44475/4 "2020-10-12T17:30:56Z")
> [@Tucker](#): > > [Will’s TrainerRoad Career](https://www.trainerroad.com/app/career/wbstinger) Hey Tucker his TR data is private so you may want to take that link down. ---
**Author:** ![D-9](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/d-9/32/68413_2.png) [@D-9](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/D-9)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 3:05am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/lotoja-podium-from-dead-last-with-will-stinger-successful-athletes-021/44475/5 "2021-04-22T03:05:54Z")
Will, I am planning to race lotoja next year. I would love to know a little more about your pacing. Would you be willing to share some information about your FTP, watts per kg, power over the climbs and average power over the course? ---
**Author:** ![wstinger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/wstinger/32/10724_2.png) [@wstinger](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/wstinger)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/lotoja-podium-from-dead-last-with-will-stinger-successful-athletes-021/44475/6 "2022-09-20T15:45:41Z")
Follow up for @Jonathan. Two years later I won the Cat 4 race and had the 7th fastest time of the day. Training was better than ever, nutrition strategy was 100% dialed, the stars aligned.