Challenge Wanaka

A triathlon is an endurance race combining three sports: swimming, cycling and running, completed in that order as one continuous event. Participants move between disciplines through two transitions, with the clock running from the start of the swim to the finish of the run.

A triathlon is an endurance race combining three sports: swimming, cycling and running, completed in that order as one continuous event. Participants move between disciplines through two transitions, with the clock running from the start of the swim to the finish of the run.

There is no single training method that is the best or works for everyone. Therefore, looking at what others are doing and copying their training sessions is not the smartest thing to do. It doesn't work and has never worked.

Every moderately advanced cyclist has probably encountered the terms FTP or anaerobic threshold (AT). If they haven't already, they are likely to receive a question from another cyclist in the near future: "What's your FTP?" or read about their favourite athlete undergoing threshold or FTP training. These two parameters appear frequently in the vocabulary of endurance athletes, yet they are often insufficiently understood. If you ask your cycling buddy why they apply intervals at the FTP or AT level, they might not be able to answer. In this article, I will try to explain these two concepts in understandable terms and from a sports science perspective.

Wanaka is a beautiful resort town and year-round destination in the heart of the Southern shores of Lake Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand. The famous World Heritage site called Te Wahipounanmu consists of fjords, waterfalls, glaciers, and rainforests in this vast Mt Aspiring National Park.

Wanaka is a beautiful resort town and year-round destination in the heart of the Southern shores of Lake Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand. The famous World Heritage site Te Wahipounanmu consists of fjords, waterfalls, glaciers, and rainforests in this vast Mt Aspiring National Park.