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...
Elated by her perfect execution Cindy sent us a few thoughts. Her words reflected her sense of accomplishment, “I am so happy—all the triathlon training paid off on the one day that it really counted!!” In the breathtaking setting of Kona, Hawaii,...
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...
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...