The Long Ride

Is the humble long ride the ‘most important’ session for a long course triathlete?

We think it will come close for the majority of age group triathletes!

Why?

specificity to event

aerobic conditioning

muscular endurance

relative low risk of overuse injuries

‘cross pollination’ into run performance

can be social

opportunity to dial in TT position AND race day fueling

ability to add in other elements of conditioning such as SE work, threshold intervals or fatigue resistance