Articles by San Palma on running, triathlon and endurance: what happens in your body, why your training plan is built the way it is, and how to make better decisions in training and on race day.
Why we measure watts, what FTP, NP, IF, TSS and VI mean, and how the whole team speaks one language: % of FTP.
CMTeam’s run/walk strategy for long runs, half marathons and marathons: why the walk break is exactly one minute, and how to decide when to run and when to walk.
What extreme heat does to your body, how CMTeam uses it in your favor and what happens when the weather cools down.
Hydration, electrolytes, food, skin and warning signs: CMTeam’s step-by-step for before, during and after training.
Why the hardest part of training is starting, what happens in your body in the first minutes and how discipline beats laziness.
TrainingPeaks’ load chart is a mirror, not a judge. How to read fatigue, fitness and balance accurately, and how the 9 / 7 / 5 model shows up on the curves.
Why races don’t build fitness, how to use A, B and C races and what happens when every race becomes an A race.
Moderate, heavy and severe: what happens in your body in each domain, where the CMTeam zones sit and how to tell where you are without a lab.
No watch, no formulas: how each zone sounds inside, how you talk, how long you could hold it and the trap in each one.
New articles are added here as they are written. The Monday texts remain exclusive to the athletes’ group.
