QT2 Training Tips

Running Calculator

How close can you come to racing to your fitness-level? Use our Running Calculator to predict/determine race paces for any race distance (road or track). Our calculator can be used to...

The Happy Gremlin

The Happy Gremlin If proper attention is paid to training, nutrition/restoration, race fueling, and race pacing, then we will just naturally race to our potential, right? At QT2 Systems, we...

Mental Aspects and Strategies

Mental Aspects and Strategies It is often thought that as athletes, and specifically triathletes, if proper attention is paid to our training, nutrition/restoration, race fueling, and race pacing that we...

How to Determine Ideal Body Composition

How to Determine Ideal Body Composition With the holidays now behind us, and the reality of a new season beginning to set in, consider thinking about your body composition as...

QT2 Training Zones

QT2 Training Zones Below is a description of the QT2 training zones. Please see the previous post which addresses how to determine Threshold Heartrate (TH).   Zone R (~74% of TH): Recovery...

Threshold Heartrate Determination

Threshold Heartrate Determination Over the years, I've seen many, many tests to determine heart rate associated with anaerobic threshold (TH); anything from blood lactate tests, to metabolic testing, or as...