I wanted to give you all a race report from my first race of the year, as well as my first-ever multi-sport event. This weekend I raced in the White Sands Duathlon, held at the White Sands Missile Range near Las Cruces, New Mexico. It is a race in the Southwest Triathlon Racing Series, the oldest series of multi-sport racing events in the US. The race had a wide range of age and ability categories, and there were some strong early-season racers to contend with. Racers from El Paso and western Texas, Albuquerque, and southern New Mexico participated in the event. The race consisted of a 5K run on a rough dirt road with some sandy sections, followed by a 30K bike on nice paved military base roads: flat to rolling terrain. and some crosswinds.

The use of heart rate monitors to gauge training intensity is not new to the cyclist. Since there is a linear correlation to an increased/decreased heart rate with an increase/decrease in effort, many cyclists use the rate at which their heart is beating as a measurement of their workload.

How do the Slipstream riders make sure their bodies are primed for an optimal TT performance? We got the inside scoop from Allen Lim, PhD. Watch the exclusive video here.

In Part 1 of this movie clip, we caught up with Team Slipstream Coach and exercise physiologist, Allen Lim, PhD before the Prologue of the 2008 Tour of California. Watch this video to see how Allen's predictions for the riders matched up to their actual performances.

We caught up with Team Slipstream Coach and exercise physiologist, Allen Lim, PhD before the Prologue of the 2008 Tour of California. He talks about his strategy for the riders during the short, fast time trial.