If you’re new to using a Wahoo head unit or you haven’t used outside workouts before, you’ll need to grant access to your TrainerRoad account in the Wahoo app first. If you want to create a custom display for your Wahoo head unit, the Wahoo Elemnt mobile app is the place to start.
A well-organized custom training page will reduce distraction, without sacrificing the data you need to nail your power based structured workout. This is why we recommend that athletes who want to take their structured workouts outside build a custom training page that has all the necessary fields in one place. In addition to this, having to move between pages and lock your vision on your head unit poses a risk to your safety when riding outside. While it might seem helpful to have a lot of data displayed on your head unit, too many data fields and training pages can be an overwhelming and unnecessary distraction from your workout. If you can safely take your workouts outside, you can get faster year-round, inside or out, with TrainerRoad outside workouts on your Garmin Edge or Wahoo ELEMNT head unit. Outside workouts ensure athletes have the same access to high-quality, structured training when they’re outside. With summer coming and the weather improving, most people don’t want to spend all of their time riding indoors. On real roads.The key to getting faster is structured training. It’s harder physically, I think easier mentally, and you get to ride your bike. The length of the climb was fine, but when I hit the end of the first interval, I was in the middle of a set of blind switchbacks…no way I could turn around.Īll that said, I think it’s totally worth the effort if you can find a quiet road with terrain that matches your interval type. I tried doing vo2 max intervals on a 5 minute climb.
You also need to consider your turn-around spots. To clarify a bit, if you try to do 20 minute intervals on a 10 minute climb… You’re gonna have a bad day. I mentioned earlier that it’s tricky to find the right terrain for your intervals. Between that and the almost-certain hypoxia brought on by repeated high-watt efforts, you probably won’t be as aware as you usually are. As I mentioned, hitting power targets over long intervals requires a huge amount of focus. Which brings me to my next point…if you’re going to train outside…PLEASE FIND QUIET ROADS. Holding 300 watts on a 9% incline is one thing, but then when that incline suddenly flattens out? Holding that same 300 watts feels very very different. You can’t trust your legs to tell you you’re pushing hard enough. Even on rollers, once you’re at your target power, you just need to keep a constant cadence. The trainer will adjust the resistance (if it’s working correctly) based on your cadence to ensure you’re putting out the right power. Spinning on a trainer in ERG mode can be really mindless.
This change in inertia/gradient definitely makes holding your power steady more difficult…but oddly, I think it makes it easier to focus. The undulating terrain means putting out the same power feels different on a 9% incline as opposed to flat, or a 3% decline. Outside intervals are a little harder than inside because the terrain is variable…but that’s exactly what you experience when you race. It turns out, Henry Coe State Park is pretty excellent for intervals in the 8-15 minute range. The trick is finding terrain that suits your interval type. It’s a lot easier to stay motivated when I’m outside riding on the roads I love, surrounded by nature. SO…when TrainerRoad introduced outside workouts synced to your head unit, I thought I’d give it a try. Don’t you need to do the dishes? Wait, don’t you have a meeting? You’ve worked hard enough. not done yet…keep pushing”, I often get those nasty thoughts: “Why are you doing this? You don’t need to do this. Yes, I’ve got goals, and I want to win races…but man, when I’m pushing a ton of watts, sweat is pouring off of me, and there’s a little blue line in front of me telling me “nope. It’s hard to stay motivated to push yourself, especially when you’re sitting on an indoor trainer staring at a wall.
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