Fun fact: …Ray is Tristar Athletes elder statements and the one of the most experienced triathletes we know. Ray has been going long and strong winning his age group at many races for many years!
Bio, goals and races: Just finished Ironman Santa Rosa and gearing up for USAT Nationals and Ironman 70.3 World Championships in NICE. (Will also race ITU Worlds in his “spare time” between AG nationals and NICE!)
Loves his Garmin intervals. (“I never used to like intervals ;) “
Has raced Ironman Hawaii and upcoming 70.3 NICE world championships.
Gold AWA athlete
Trains periodically at altitude 10K+ feet.
Open water swim training regularly with the local Tristar Athletes Southwest group and SMOG.
Critical power and critical pace are the same as mean max for any given amount of time or distance. We use critical power and pace to benchmark and raise total levels of endurance in your training.
For this training session below learn how to find your peak curves for power, pace, heart rate or distance to execute your “CP” workouts.
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.
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.
Becoming a better cyclist and improving your speed potential as an athlete can be enhanced by working on your power to weight ratio or “watts per kilo”. In this coaches article we have published our watts per kilo calculator to see how weight and power impact your current ability and future bike racing potential.
FTP testing can be challenging both mentally and physically. Our interpretations around this key metric are useful in determining how to adjust your training and zones. Learn more about how to think about your performance output after this key test.
As a cyclist or triathlete, how you ride makes a difference depending on what the goal is and what you are trying to accomplish. Our coaches have put together these key points for you to think about depending on your goals and abilities.
