Table 1.
Physiological, training zones, and race experience data over the seasons.
| SEASON 2021 | SEASON 2022 | SEASON 2023 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | A | B | C | D | A | B | C | D | ||
| PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA | VO2max (ml/kg/min) | 84.0 | - | 82.2 | - | - | 82.1 | 82.4 | 80.1 | - | 82.3 | - | - |
| % VT2 | 89.8 | - | 90.1 | - | - | 90.3 | 90.3 | 89.3 | - | 90.2 | - | - | |
| % VT1 | 70.8 | - | 71.0 | - | - | 71.2 | 71.0 | 72.2 | - | 71.0 | - | - | |
| MAP | 495 | - | 465 | - | - | 428 | 467 | 415 | - | 430 | - | - | |
| W at VT2 | 405 | - | 365 | - | - | 346 | 367 | 335 | - | 347 | - | - | |
| W at VT1 | 285 | - | 280 | - | - | 265 | 280 | 255 | - | 265 | - | - | |
| W/Kg at MAP | 7.5 | - | 7.2 | - | - | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | - | 7.1 | - | - | |
| W/kg at VT2 | 6.1 | - | 5.6 | - | - | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | - | 5.7 | - | - | |
| W/kg at VT1 | 4.3 | - | 4.3 | - | - | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | - | 4.4 | - | - | |
| TRAINING ZONES | Phase 1 (W) | <280 | - | <280 | - | - | <265 | <280 | <255 | - | <265 | - | - |
| Phase 2 start (W) | 285 | - | 280 | - | - | 265 | 280 | 255 | - | 265 | - | - | |
| Phase 2 end (W) | 405 | - | 365 | - | - | 346 | 367 | 335 | - | 347 | - | - | |
| Phase 3 start (W) | 405 | - | 365 | - | - | 346 | 367 | 335 | - | 347 | - | - | |
| Phase 3 end (W) | 495 | - | 465 | - | - | 428 | 467 | 416 | - | 430 | - | - | |
| Phase 4 (W) | >495 | - | >465 | - | - | >428 | >467 | >416 | - | >430 | - | - | |
| RACE EXPERIENCE | Years of experience in international level races (n) | 12 | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | 6 | 4 | - | 6 | - | - |
| Personal best WTS Ranking (n) | 3 | - | 9 | - | - | 20 | 9 | 49 | - | 20 | - | - | |
Abbreviation: A: triathlete A; B: triathlete B; C: triathlete C; D: triathlete D; VO2max: maximum oxygen uptake; VT2: second ventilatory threshold; VT1: first ventilatory threshold; MAP: maximum aerobic power; W: watts; W/kg: watts relative to body weight; WTS: world triathlon series; n: number.