Cycling In The Right Training Zones
The TriDot Triathlon Podcast
TriDot Triathlon Training
4.9 • 634 Ratings
🗓️ 9 February 2026
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Understanding how to stay in your training zones is key to smarter run workouts. In this episode, we break down everything you need to know about zones and how to use them effectively. Coaches Kurt Madden and Jason Verbracken explain how TriDot determines bike zones, which gadgets and metrics best help you monitor them, and how to consistently stay in the right zone during your workouts. They also share strategies for hitting your targets across different terrain and environments. Whether your next workout is guided by pace, power, or heart rate, this episode will equip you with practical tips to maximize your cycling training and execution.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the TryDOT podcast. Today we are talking about how to stay in the correct |
| 0:08.8 | training zones when we are doing our bike sessions specifically. And boy, I've got two |
| 0:15.1 | excellent coaches here to help us tackle this topic. I've got coach Kurt Madden and coach Jason Fabrican, both from San Diego, California, |
| 0:23.9 | and both excellent cyclists with a lot of time on their bikes. |
| 0:27.9 | And they're going to help us determine when we go for a training session on our bike, |
| 0:31.8 | whether we're inside on the trainer or outside, how can we stay in the right zones |
| 0:36.4 | and get the most out of our workout? |
| 0:38.3 | I'm Andrew the Average Triathly, |
| 0:39.6 | voice of the people and captain of the middle of the pack. |
| 0:42.5 | As always, we're going to start off with our warm-up question, |
| 0:44.9 | settle in for our main set conversation, |
| 0:46.7 | and then wind things down with our cool down |
| 0:49.4 | where our coaches will answer a question from our audience. |
| 0:52.1 | Thoughts good stuff? Let's get to it. |
| 0:56.0 | This is the Tridot podcast, the triathlon show that brings you world-class coaching with every |
| 1:02.8 | conversation. |
| 1:04.1 | Let's get started with today's warm up. |
| 1:07.4 | All right, guys, we're going to get cracking today with our warm-up question. |
| 1:11.1 | I'm excited to see what you guys have to say on this one. |
| 1:13.6 | And what I want to know, Coach Kurt, Coach Verby, is when you were a kid, |
| 1:19.8 | let's go back a little bit in the years. |
| 1:22.8 | Who was the first professional athlete that you remember being like, |
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