Santa Cruz’s Keegan Swenson, Amber Pierce, and Ivy Audrain join Coach Jonathan for a discussion on what they do to maintain consistency, how to manage expectations after disappointing early season races, what to do if you’ve experienced a lot of improvement in the Base Phase, Keegan’s plans for the course record at Epic Rides’ 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo and much more!

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE

0:00 Welcome!
0:13 Intro
2:04 What has changed about Keegan’s training this year
How Keegan is preparing for the shift from gravel to MTB
18:13 Keegan’s strategy for Epic Rides’ 24 Hours in The Old Pueblo
27:34 How to deal with disappointing results in early season races
43:35 How to regain motivation after years of training
57:47 Tips from pros on how they maintain consistency in training
01:23:35 Rapid fire questions
1:55:30 How to gain confidence in the middle of a big field
02:08:36 Does AI FTP Detection work without max efforts?
02:11:30 What to do if you’ve had big gains in the Base Phase

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