The 2027 OutSeason Live Q&A: Three Plans and Your Questions

This is the replay of our Live Q&A on the 2027 OutSeason, recorded Friday, October 30.

I start with why we train the winter the way we do. Most athletes ask the last 12 weeks before a big race to do three jobs at once: build endurance, get faster and get stronger. The OutSeason moves the speed and strength work into the winter, so your season can be about going long. Jane, a first-time Ironman athlete, is the example.

Then I go plan by plan: Bike Focus, Run Focus and Masters. I cover how the 14 weeks break into three blocks with a test at the end of each, and the big change this year: Saturday's long ride stays easy. We finish with questions from the live chat about the Zwift workouts and what team members get under the new model.

The November group starts Monday, November 2. Doors close Sunday, November 1 at midnight Eastern. Missed it? The January group starts January 4.

Join the OutSeason: https://www.endurancenation.us/outseason Watch on YouTube, with the slides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDPfjTw9MX8 Questions: [email protected]

Chapters 0:00 Welcome 1:15 Why we train the winter as a group 2:23 40 spots and the 30-day guarantee 2:44 The problem: crunch time is doing too many jobs 4:56 Jane's example: raise your FTP, then go long faster 7:31 Three plans: Bike Focus, Run Focus, Masters 9:12 Bike Focus: threshold, then VO2, then test 10:54 Why Saturday's long ride stays easy this year 12:53 Run Focus 14:48 Runners: pick one place for your quality work 15:37 Masters 15:55 Q: Where do I find the Zwift workouts? 16:41 Masters: spacing out the hard days 19:17 The OutSeason room, calls and test weeks 20:23 Doors close Sunday, or start in January 21:45 The goal: finish the winter at last season's best number 23:51 Q: What do team members get now? 26:12 Not signed up? Ride the Tuesday and Thursday workouts on Zwift