"The 'secret' is a progressive increase in training load over many years." "But what if I don't have time to increase my training load?" "The 'secret' is a progressive increase in training load over many years."

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Sure, you can drop $5,000 on a bike. But for most of us, a $1,000 bike and using the other $4,000 to buy back time for training is the smarter move. The bike isn't the limiter, time to train is.

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Hi Abd, I don't use "FTP", instead I set threshold in TP et al. to the actual threshold observed in a lactate test. A 20 min test can be "gamed" by improving the lactate tolerance of the athlete w/no change in aerobic fitness. More on my protocol in Ch 6 alancouzens.substack.com/p/chapter-6-...

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Learned about the Tour des Stations Everest Ultrafondo today. Now THAT is a goal event. 257km with 9242 altitude meters. Not for 2025. Probably also not for 2026. But 2027? I’m game. That’s long term planning! 🤘

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It's definitely a mess. Given how wet our winters are, I haven't committed to a wax based lube yet. Don't really wanna take off the chain every week to put it in a pot either. I want to experiment with wax based lube this summer tho.

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