One of the many advantages of Athletica is that it transforms your training and race activities into insightful data. Each new upload initiates the calculation of something called ‘rolling averages’; focussing on power output for cyclists and speed for runners. By...
Alistair Brownlee getting ready to go for a run. The other day, I was happily driving along the motorway (Interstate, if you’re in the US), enjoying the view after a great day of training on a cold winter’s day in Yorkshire. Oddly, I’ve always enjoyed...
Zone 2 training is trending. I found this out when WHOOP reached out to discuss with me. You can follow the conversation here in the podcast, and I’ll summarize and expand on a few points in this blog. What is Zone 2 Training? Zone 2 training, also known as aerobic...
Foreword by Filip Kolodziej Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy. Several months ago, I (Filip) wrote my first blog for Athletica on the future potential of using mathematically-modelled power profiling for guiding individualised training...
Have you ever wondered where your coach has just magic-ed that session from? Is it part of a higher plan, or was it conceived on the spot? Maybe they asked an online chatbot to design it? ChatGPT has exploded into our lives and our social media streams....
I recognise the irony in what I’m going to write about. I’m a male coach. But I’m also a post-graduate researcher investigating factors influencing substrate utilisation in women that take part in endurance-type events. And the women I coach often ask me: should I be...
