What do we look for after a failed event? Case Study, Stelvio Gran Fondo What do we have for this overview: -Unsatisfied athlete…shooting for top 20 at Stelvio Gran Fondo and didn't accomplish it -Lacking in authentic Communication between athlete and coach; letting Training Peaks Calendar dictate the rides versus communicating how these actually felt. Training peaks is not the bible, be nimble with the workout scheduling -Comparing training year over year, basics -Look at the two events, so similar, what to look for in the failure? GET GRANULAR - don’t just say it was a bad day 00:00 Welcome to the EVOQ Podcast 02:00 Communication Flexibility with your training schedule Having a bad day but still looking at the data 04:45 Comparing the stats of the two events... both are over 15,000 feet of climbing in a day! Watts Pace Temperature Altitude Etc etc Small break in training 09:00 He had trained more before the event where he didn't perform as well.... 11:35 HOW DO YOU FEEL? 13:00 Transition Weeks...I don't formally call them this, but I might start to do so! Don't get BURNED OUT 15:00 Work stress; time away from Family. FAMILY FIRST, while accomplishing things on the bike! It's a tough balance for many of us. 17:00 What another coach thought of the TRAINING PROGRAM Progressive build How you rode strongly 19:45 Four recommendations; very similar to the EVOQ BIKE Power File Analysis: https://www.evoq.bike/blog/2019/7/30/what-is-a-power-file-analysis 23:28 Some big picture riding comparison 25:48 THE COMMENT that I feel had a massive influence on this ride 27:48 Wrapping it up Thanks for watching; please Like and Subscribe, and tell a friend! Stelvio Gran Fondo, 96.5 miles, 15,000 feet of climbing. just over 7h; 383 tss, 13.3 Stations Gran Fondo: 85m, 16,000ft, 12.3mph, 7h, 440tss, more tempo… 157 / 1100 did it on gravel bike --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/evoqbike/support