Trainerroad is the first cycling app I started using when I started seriously training for triathlon in October 2020.
Five years later, I came 3rd overall and won my age-group in an Ironman 70.3. Just a month before that, I was 2nd at middle distance national championship and 6th overall in that race.
This is absolutely incredible!! Thanks for sharing!
I started TrainerRoad back roughly in July 2023. I was 59 when I started and am now 61 years old. I remember vividly my first try at the FTP test- I hated it. I started with an ftp of 166 and I was overweight at 195 pounds.
That first year I re-entered the Hilly Hundred in Bloomington Indiana which I used to ride a lot in my younger years. There are a few hills that are quite challenging and that first year several of them I was unable to make it without walking.
Fast forward to this year, I have increased my ftp to 260 and dropped my weight to 175. I was easily able to complete all of the hills this year and all the hill Strava segments I was within the top 25% for my age group. Some of those I am in the top 10%.
My hope is next year to finish all hill segments in top 10% and maybe even challenge for a KOM for my age group.
I am very grateful to TrainerRoad for giving me such a nice structured and achievable plan to keep me motivated and improving.
Thanks,
Mark Winely
