ATC: Tips for Stronger Cycling, Pros and Cons of Pre-Race Massage, Longest Swim for Half-Ironmans, Bike Commuting for Training, Crush it in Triathlon and Marathons, and More!

Lucho and Tawnee team up for "Ask The Coaches" to answer your questions on:   -Planning a season around half-Ironman and marathon racing, and why "getting ahead" in run training is a great idea -What does it mean (and say about your level of fitness or lackthereof) when your Z2 HR from a typical Joe Friel/LTHR test is so far off from your calculated MAF HR. -Deep tissue massage before a race? Pros and Cons. -Strong runner, strong in strength training, but weak cyclist - what to do -Training tips for the last 6 weeks before your first half marathon -In a metabolic efficiency test, what's established when you see that aerobic threshold or crossover between the predominant utilization of fat vs carbohydrate? -what happens to metabolic efficiency if you start at a sprint pace to establish positioning before settling into an aerobic/fat-burning pace? Will your efficiency return or will it be an issue getting back to aerobic efficiency? -Sprinting late in a race -Finding metabolic efficiency test practitioners -Running with baby joggers -The longest swim sets you should do in half-Ironman training and should you do 2000m+ swim time trials to prepare for a half-Ironman or is it unnecessary/hurtful to form? -Options for a 50k training plan - how to format for the best race possible? -Ganglion cyst on the foot - how to still train for a half-Ironman especially in running -Pros and cons to bike commuting to and from work for triathlon training -Having trouble with MAF - hurts to run slow and HR spiking