Fun facts: …Brad races Skimo in the winter and uses it to build his arsenal of fitness. Brad is one of our elite tristars with a personal record at the Ironman distance of 9hours and 50minutes. He trains locally with other Tristar Athletes in the Northeast, especially for key longer hard bike sessions to gain strength in the base and build phases. ….Brad, has one of the highest sweat rates we have seen and it is not uncommon to have to build and ark beneath his trainer for intense indoor trainer sessions!
Bio, goals and races, tactics: Upcoming race Ironman Mont Tremblant, last year he raced this event as well and will be looking to move up the field having deepened his base for this season.
Brad recently upgraded his bike this season and is more capable. (Makes a lot of us have bike envy ; )
Uses a combination of heart rate based training and pace + power to dial in his race-day approach.
Trains with aWahoo Kicrk/Zwift setup to maximize his training time.
Extremely technical; Brad knows how to apply the data and numbers on raceday. Often times his launch coordinates can include multiple pacing guidelines given his sophisticated approach.
Big smile. You would be surprised how well that serves an athlete in training and life! Ear to ear grinning and often times it can be seen not only in training but racing. ; )
Ever wonder how hard you should go? At Tristar athletes we have different racing outputs for our athletes based on their race potential and ability. See how you should pace your next race.
Tristar Athlete when It comes to mastering the art of riding and running in concert; riding harder has major consequences as to how successful you will be able to run. In this coaches corner below we show you the net cost for riding slightly harder for an Ironman run split.
TriStar Athletes, drafting and TRIATHLON is not legal! However, the concept of riding draft legal is not. On flatter courses and portions of flat parts of hilly courses; riding up to the draft zone and coasting can be an opportunity to save energy for not only the bike but also the run. In this coaches corner briefing our coaches teach you how to ride draft legal for max time savings on both the bike and run.
In this coaches corner we discuss how our athletes should pace and prepare for a stand alone run or “foot race”. The pacing and planning that we use to maximize your race-day whether you are a runner or multisport athlete.
Tristar Athlete, you have done the training and have your race plan loaded and ready to go. When to ride hard vs ride easy is a science when racing. Wind sheer that greets you as your ride is exponential in nature, meaning it takes much more power to ride even one mile an hour faster and especially true the faster you go. In fact, eventually there is a terminal velocity that even the strongest of cyclists will face.
Pacing a half ironman event can be tricky when you are tapered and fresh. We take the "emotion" out of the equation and use the tables below to hone in on your exact split and effort so you give all you have and don't blow it on either the bike or run!
