I want to put a lot more time and focus into my bike during the off season. I'm coming off my first IM this past season and I'm sick of long, slow, miles. I'm dropping back down in distance and plan on doing sprints, olys and halfs next year. I want to be able to compete. Not necessarily against my age group, I won't be able to get that fast, but more against myself. I really want to see what I can do at these distances, specifically 70.3. The only way to achieve this is to ride as much as I can while balancing run and swim.
I want to get TrainerRoad so I can have workouts at my disposal and follow their 70.3 plan. I've read a bunch already but just need some help figuring out what equipment I will need to use the software.
I don't have a power meter. What I have available to me is my bike, a KK Road Machine and a Sigma Rox 6.0 w/ cadence. I have a heart rate monitor for the Rox but it's not ANT+, so from what I understand it won't work with TrainerRoad. I plan on using it as a guide and see where my heart rate ranges are relating to what TrainerRoad will tell me. Therefore, I'm going to go by their Virtual Power setting to give me some data. If I read the site correctly, I need a ANT+ or Bluetooth speed/cadence sensor? Does any one work? Does anyone have any suggestions as to which one I should get? Is Bluetooth better than ANT+?
Any info you could provide would be greatly appreciated!
On another note...does anyone have experience with TrainerRoad's 70.3 plan?
EDIT: Got everything set up this weekend and ready to go starting this week. Going to pretty much dedicate myself to the trainer for the next 6 months to prep for next season and really become stronger on the bike. I'm focusing on two 70.3s as my 'A' races; one in May and one in September. Does anyone have advice on what plans I should do on Trainerroad? I think I'm going to start with the Mid Volume 1 Base plan for 4 weeks to get my toes wet with the program. After that I'm not completely sure. I was thinking I could go up to the Mid Volume 2 Base for 4 weeks and then maybe do the Mid Volume 70.3 plan? Any suggestions?
My PR bike split for 70.3 is 3:15:XX and I want to drastically drop that. Goal is around 2:50 if not even faster. Is this possible? Am I crazy? After a year of IM training I feel like my body can handle more now and I also know how to push it a lot further than before. For instance I busted my ass the whole way through a 40K test yesterday on my road bike and I averaged 18.6mph, which is probably 19+ without lights. That's by far the fastest and hardest I've ever ridden. I'm also riding around 20lbs heavier than I want to next year. Really struggled to lose the weight during IM training but I've really gotten my eating under control the last few weeks and I'm committed to losing that weight by the end of the year. If I can maintain muscular strength while losing that weight, I imagine I'll gain speed/watts right away.
Thanks for the help again!
I want to get TrainerRoad so I can have workouts at my disposal and follow their 70.3 plan. I've read a bunch already but just need some help figuring out what equipment I will need to use the software.
I don't have a power meter. What I have available to me is my bike, a KK Road Machine and a Sigma Rox 6.0 w/ cadence. I have a heart rate monitor for the Rox but it's not ANT+, so from what I understand it won't work with TrainerRoad. I plan on using it as a guide and see where my heart rate ranges are relating to what TrainerRoad will tell me. Therefore, I'm going to go by their Virtual Power setting to give me some data. If I read the site correctly, I need a ANT+ or Bluetooth speed/cadence sensor? Does any one work? Does anyone have any suggestions as to which one I should get? Is Bluetooth better than ANT+?
Any info you could provide would be greatly appreciated!
On another note...does anyone have experience with TrainerRoad's 70.3 plan?
EDIT: Got everything set up this weekend and ready to go starting this week. Going to pretty much dedicate myself to the trainer for the next 6 months to prep for next season and really become stronger on the bike. I'm focusing on two 70.3s as my 'A' races; one in May and one in September. Does anyone have advice on what plans I should do on Trainerroad? I think I'm going to start with the Mid Volume 1 Base plan for 4 weeks to get my toes wet with the program. After that I'm not completely sure. I was thinking I could go up to the Mid Volume 2 Base for 4 weeks and then maybe do the Mid Volume 70.3 plan? Any suggestions?
My PR bike split for 70.3 is 3:15:XX and I want to drastically drop that. Goal is around 2:50 if not even faster. Is this possible? Am I crazy? After a year of IM training I feel like my body can handle more now and I also know how to push it a lot further than before. For instance I busted my ass the whole way through a 40K test yesterday on my road bike and I averaged 18.6mph, which is probably 19+ without lights. That's by far the fastest and hardest I've ever ridden. I'm also riding around 20lbs heavier than I want to next year. Really struggled to lose the weight during IM training but I've really gotten my eating under control the last few weeks and I'm committed to losing that weight by the end of the year. If I can maintain muscular strength while losing that weight, I imagine I'll gain speed/watts right away.
Thanks for the help again!