Ask A Cycling Coach - Trainerroad Podcast

Pacelines, normalized vs. average power, balancing cravings with race weight, allergies and more. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE • Flying vs. driving to races • How your warmup affects your race • How to manage expectations as a Type A bike racer • Why big racers can be good in hilly races • Mental illness and endurance athletics • How long should you pull in a paceline? • Effective ways to organize a paceline • How you should change your nutrition for different race durations • Why average power is used for PRs instead of Normalized Power • How Normalized Power works • How to time shifts perfectly when sprinting or out of the saddle • How allergies affect performance • Do antihistamines make you slower? • How to train for TTs if you are a triathlete • How to overcome cravings • How to find your ideal weight -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------