Athlete Type for Dirty Kanza 200

[wwwicked (Daren Chandisingh)]

I’m doing a 300km/180mile ride in June, so quite similar.

The advice given to me yesterday seems relevant:

Am I better off doing intervals rather than longer(ish) rides?

In this case scenario, I would recommend setting your athlete type to something a little further up the PD curve (maybe Climber or GC Specialist). When athletes are preparing for those long distance events, I would argue that the focus duration becomes less meaningful than the athlete’s training load, which is built up through Improvement Rate. Moving your athlete type further up the PD curve will help you perform better in those Zwift races. In the meantime, you’ll still want to continue buil…