PETE & CORRINNE UPDATE #8
Jarrett Pflieger
The Orange County Triathlon on September 27th is drawing near, and Pete and Corrinne are doing all they can to be ready.
They both had another good week of training and are seeing dramatic improvements in their performance. Being able to train with power (watts) on the CompuTrainers is really making a difference in their cycling ability and power output. When Corrinne first began training at Triathica, she was clueless about cycling. “When I first started, I had no idea what watts or cadence was,” she explained. Now she gets excited to compare her power output from recent workouts to those in the past.
One of Pete and Corrinne’s favorite marker set workouts is riding the Orange County Triathlon course on the indoor CompuTrainer setup at Triathica. They both rode the course on Thursday the 20th and compared the numbers to a previous ride of the course.
The most notable increase is their jump in average power. Corrinne gained over 20 watts for her average in just a few weeks. Pete jumped up 20 watts for his average in less than a month! The more power output you can sustain on the bike, the faster you will go, period. Pete and Corrinne are seeing this firsthand on their outdoor training rides. They have both dropped minutes off their times for the Santiago Canyon loop, the same course for the actual OC Triathlon, mostly due to their indoor training on the CompuTrainers.
They both have made dramatic improvements in all areas and hope to continue progressing. Corrinne said,” I really feel like the power workouts have increased my watts. I would like to get faster, and I am really working on keeping my cadence at 90 or above while trying to keep my watts above 130-145. I would love it if my power output was a little higher.” Corrinne is almost completely healed from her crash a few weeks back and is looking forward to her maximum training week coming up.
Pete also attributes much of his success to being able to train with power. “I feel my watts have increased because of the power sessions on the CompuTrainers at Triathica. After today’s ride I felt stronger, almost like I could ride again,” he revealed.
It is great to see Pete and Corrinne bringing up their cycling skills to be more in line with their running ability. It isn’t easy transitioning from a pure runner to a triathlete, but Pete and Corrinne are well on their way. Check back next week to see what Pete and Corrinne are doing next.
