The focus of this session is on building your tolerance to intensities similar to those during a 70.3 triathlon. You will be working in the L3b training zone. You should hope to see reduced HR drift within this zone as you complete more of these sessions. From a physiological perspective, these sessions help promote fat oxidation, and structural changes at a muscular level, such as increased mitochondrial content and capillarization.
WARM-UP:
Progressive for 10 min
PREP SET:
5 x 30 sec L4/30 sec L1
2 min recovery
MAIN SET:
15 min reps as 4 min L3b, 8 min L3a, 3 min L3b (4 min recovery)
The focus of this session is on building your tolerance to intensities similar to those during a 70.3 triathlon. You will be working in the L3b training zone. You should hope to see reduced HR drift within this zone as you complete more of these sessions. From a physiological perspective, these sessions help promote fat oxidation, and structural changes at a muscular level, such as increased mitochondrial content and capillarization.
WARM-UP:
10 min
PREP:
5 x 30'' L4 /30' L1
2 min recovery
MAIN SET:
20 min working around 70.3 pace (5 min up and 5 min under)
FAQ: What do the coloured areas overlapping the elevation profile mean?
Segments along the route are coloured along the height profile. Climbs are indicated with red, sprints with green and other segments (e.g. laps or timed segments) with blue.
FAQ: What do the climb categories , , , and mean?
Climbs are categorized based on how tough they are, which depends both on the climb's length and its average incline. The toughest climbs are rated (HC comes from Hors Catégorie, which is French for beyond categorization). Less tough climbs are rated as category , less tough climbs than those are rated as , and onwards with and . Any climb less tough than category four does not get a rating.
FAQ: How can I ride/run on an event only route?
By joining an event you can get into event only worlds and routes. Don't want to join an event or don't see an event with your desired world/route? Use the Zwift Companion app to create a meetup or (for even more choice of worlds and routes) create a club and then an event.