The 2027 OutSeason: How to Pick Your Plan

Hey, it's Coach Patrick. This is our 20th OutSeason, and this episode walks you through how it works and which plan fits you.

Most winters don't make you faster. This one is built on a simple idea: get fast first, then go far. We use the time and recovery that winter gives you to build a bigger engine, then carry it into race season.

Picking your plan comes down to three questions. Where did your last season leak time? Can you absorb three or more hard sessions a week right now? And how many hours have you really been training? From there I walk through a real week of Bike Focus, Run Focus and Masters, the intensity budget that keeps Masters athletes healthy, and what the OutSeason room looks like once you're in.

The results in this episode are athlete-reported from past Endurance Nation OutSeasons. Individual results vary.

Plans, start dates and how to pick yours: endurancenation.us/outseason

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zK9slpAECe4

Chapters
0:00 Welcome
0:26 Why most winters don't make you faster
2:57 Fast before far
4:07 Pick your plan: where did your last season leak time?
5:57 Can you absorb three hard sessions a week?
7:47 Your real weekly hours
9:24 The short version
9:50 Your 14 weeks
11:56 Bike Focus: a real week
14:13 Run Focus: a real week
16:27 Masters: a real week
19:02 The intensity budget
20:45 Athlete results
22:34 The OutSeason room
23:19 The questions I hear most
25:36 Two ways to do it with us