Profiles & Playlists

Six 3:00-5:00 intervals to a 90s playlist. Except for the first 5:00 effort which I coached below threshold, I had riders aiming for at threshold or just above (hard). This ride is primarily in the saddle. Ride abbreviations are in the header. As always, make it your own and have fun! Download this Ride Download…

Alternate between hills and HIIT! Four sets of hill efforts, five 1:1 HIIT sets and a mix to finish with one of my favorite “finish songs”.  This is a challenging ride so, as always, coach riders to manage intensity.  I’ve built in a few specific refuels and the hills can be below threshold. “Pace” in…

Ten intervals to test rider’s ability to ignite and control intensity. Coach the power of recovery, the “impact inventory” of resistance changes, and transition preparedness, including movement in and out of the saddle. Ride notes: The interval timing is not an exact match to the song length, but it’s close. Also, I use a 7…

Eight strength intervals to build muscular endurance and mental tenacity. Each interval starts with a seated, sort-of-hard intensity, progresses to an equal duration hard effort, and ends with a 30 second harder intensity out of the saddle. The last interval has the longest durations and a 1:00 challenge to finish. You can spotlight a specific…

Four sets of ladders that challenge riders to build resistance/intensity over 3+ minutes, hold RPM and intensity steady for another 3+ minutes, then incrementally decrease what they added. Coach your riders to increase resistance at the start of each song to find a sort-of-hard intensity and then increase intensity at approx. :45 intervals to get…

It’s Tabata time (sort of)! After an extended warm-up, coach riders through seven 2:30 Tabata efforts and one 3:00 challenge. Between, riders have 3:00(ish) to recover, refresh and prep for the next interval. Why not the typical 4:00 Tabata intervals? Two reasons: it was easier to find shorter songs that fit the bill, and to…