I have been toying with various ideas of openers (having taken ideas from pro cyclists and triathletes and ideas from sports science) to try and find something that suits me. Things to consider are the timing, duration, and intensity of the event etc So what do people do for say a 10m or 25m TT, or…

[image] [FAQ] Openers & Priming Workouts, Prior to Race Day Racing Recommended 24 hours prior to your event, to prepare physiologically (body) as well as psychologically (mind). (aka Opener, Primer) [TR-02] Use to precede any Endurance events. Truuli = 60 minutes, 0…

My old coach always had me doing 3x90s full gas with at least 10 min between. I hated them. If I felt good I races like crap. If I felt terrible in openers race day would be good. After a few years I noticed a pattern in my workouts and that one style was easy, always started rough but finished fee…

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