Boston Performance Coaching

What an awesome turn out at the Landry's/BTT indoor time trial in Boston yesterday!  Cyclists, Triathletes, and fitness enthusiasts alike all came to ride their bikes indoors on computrainers.  This was a grueling 10K course, designed by Jeff and Tammy Godin over the last 10K of the Boston marathon route backwards.  Ok, so it was the same course as last year, however, we did modify it somewhat to make it a bit easier.  We held 13 heats, starting at 7am in the morning and we finished at 4pm.  Each heat was 16 athletes who all learned what it meant to go all out for 15-20+ minutes.  It was awesome to watch these athletes push themselves, especially beyond what they thought was their power or heart rate limits.  The overall men's winner came in at 14:55 and the overall female's winner came in at 17:34.  What is really interesting to watch is the power numbers and specifically the power to weight ratio.  Some athletes get up on their bikes and start pedaling and you see numbers in the high 300's with a 4.1 watts per kilo.  I think these indoor races are a great race to get yourself inspired, get focused on something to do in February and get a good measure of where you are for the build period of training.