Rebekah Keat Interview on Team TBB IM Training
"And with Brett, we are always training well above or at threshold. for long periods of time. And so the racing seems like the easy part."
Full interview: www.slowtwitch.com/Interview/Keat_v..._1483.html
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He'd have everyone ditching their powermeters, aero-helmets & go faster gear - especially if your a female member as he's on record for making the assumption that all woman in Tri can't ride a bike (pro's included).
I think race execution would be right up there - crap swimmer? No probs for Brett, I'll have you just swimming harder without busting your ass about technique (as in Steve Bayliss)!
Think he'd have everyone 'getting real' which wouldn't be a bad thing IMO, would suit me.
There again,would he get invited to the EN pre-Ironman race dinner?!
I'm amazed that Keat is coached by him & has been since a junior - a fellow Aussie & Sutton is banned from coaching in Aus, UK etc, strange.
Good coach though.....
Also I met someone that trained with him said that he advocates "Mashing" the pedals, low RPMs high power - utilizing hight a cadence only for the run. This is what "guided Chrissie Wellington to her first two ironman victories". And "High" 90+RPM cadence is good only for pure cyclists, you don't want to do that if you have to run off the bike.
Yikes!
@Cary - I've heard other coaches go with the low cadence bike approach & high cadence run - I believe low cadence is around 75-90RPM & not real low 50-70 whereas pure cyclists can TT at 120RPM with big power (Cancellera types).
Used to do a bit of high cadence with high power work for the MTB (pays to spin more on loose terrain/hills etc) - my training plan was power based but also at target cadence such as 2 x 20' @ Z4 @ 95-100 RPM.
Real tough to start with but you adapt quite quick - think it challenges both your aerobic capacity & muscular endurance rather than just muscular endurance.
Low cadence does make hitting zones easier doesn't it - mebbe there's a clue there?