Hi Bryce (and any others who can help)
I'm relatively new to triathlons (and cycling) having just completed my first season. My background is in distance running, and cycling is by far my weakest of the three sports. To give you a sense for my skill level, I'm about a 31 kph rider over a 70.3 distance. I can sustain approx 2.5W/KG. I've got a TR account and until now I've been selecting random sweetspot / anerobic / long rides based on the enormous sample to choose from.
My primary goal for the off season is to build power on the bike. Next season I'll be doing mostly 70.3s - possibly a full, but focus will be the half distance. Given my background with marathons, I didn't have much of a problem with the 90k bike distance, however my power is weak. As such, I'd like to take a more structured approach by utilizing some of the many TR plans available. I'm a little overwhelmed by the amount of plans and wanted to get your input on which I should follow based on my goals and the details above. Should I be focusing on the power builds or the triathlon builds?
Base Phase: Sweet Spot vs Half Distance Triathlon?
Build Phase: Sustained Power vs Half Distance Triathlon?
Specialty Phase: Half Distance Triathlon?
Appreciate the input!
I'm relatively new to triathlons (and cycling) having just completed my first season. My background is in distance running, and cycling is by far my weakest of the three sports. To give you a sense for my skill level, I'm about a 31 kph rider over a 70.3 distance. I can sustain approx 2.5W/KG. I've got a TR account and until now I've been selecting random sweetspot / anerobic / long rides based on the enormous sample to choose from.
My primary goal for the off season is to build power on the bike. Next season I'll be doing mostly 70.3s - possibly a full, but focus will be the half distance. Given my background with marathons, I didn't have much of a problem with the 90k bike distance, however my power is weak. As such, I'd like to take a more structured approach by utilizing some of the many TR plans available. I'm a little overwhelmed by the amount of plans and wanted to get your input on which I should follow based on my goals and the details above. Should I be focusing on the power builds or the triathlon builds?
Base Phase: Sweet Spot vs Half Distance Triathlon?
Build Phase: Sustained Power vs Half Distance Triathlon?
Specialty Phase: Half Distance Triathlon?
Appreciate the input!