Now is the time to start planning for the start of Zwift Academy Road.
The start date is September 12, but you can join one of the orientation rides to start settling into a routine. Once you have a few of these under your belt, you can update your FTP with one of the many ways to test. This will provide a solid baseline from which you can chart your improvement across the Academy.
Here's what you can expect for Zwift Academy Road:
Zwift Academy Road starts September 12, 2022 and ends October 9, 2022. Condensed into a four-week program, this year you will find 6 structured workouts in the “Zwift Academy 2022” folder on the new workout menu screen. If you’d like company, there will be scheduled group workouts with short and long versions, localized for English, German, French, Spanish, and Japanese languages.
To graduate from the Academy, you will need to complete the Baseline Ride, the 6 structured workouts, and the Finish Line Ride. If you want to contend for the Pro Competitor contract, you’ll need to complete the Academy and complete two additional Pro Contender workouts (also found within the “Zwift Academy 2022” workout folder).
Get out your calendar, and start planning now.
Here’s what we at Slowtwitch have planned for the rest of the week.
Guest World Schedule
Here’s this week’s guest worlds, so you can plan to earn some of the route badges you are missing:
Monday: Innsbruck & Richmond
Tuesday: Richmond & London
Wednesday: Richmond & London
Thursday: Makuri Islands & New York
Friday: Makuri Islands & New York
Saturday: Makuri Islands & New York
Sunday: France & Paris
Slowtwich Indoors Event Preview (All Times Eastern)
Go to Zwift Events to sign up for these rides and runs.
Monday 100/100 Group Run, 7:00 AM & 7:00 PM
Join us for a group run on the virtual track of May Field that will kick start your week. Don’t forget that each of the five ride workouts and five run workouts have a short and long option. Rather than canceling a workout when you are crunched for time, you can complete the short version and still reap the benefits of the program.
Tuesday Ride of the Valkryies Workout (Women Only), 6:00 AM
This event is by and for women. It’s an almost no-drop, rubber-banded Structured Training workout, featuring a warm-up, set of intervals, and a cool-down.
Tuesday Structured Training, 7:00 PM
Our Tuesday ride features triathlon-focused cycling workouts written by coaches and pro athletes affiliated with Slowtwitch. The workouts last 60 minutes and will help add variety and interest to your weekly training schedule.
Wednesday Group Run, 7:00 AM & 7:00 PM
A more scenic group run on the Quatch Quest course.
Thursday Rise & Grind, 5:35 AM
This workout is an early morning bracer for the East Coast crowd. Get your work done before heading off to work.
Thursday SWIFT Ride, 6:55 PM
The newest ride to the Slowtwitch Indoors family, Slowtwitch SWIFT (Strong Women, It's Fun Together!) is here to bring another women's only ride to a slightly friendlier time slot. This ride will focus slightly more on strength-based work so bring those climbing legs. But even if you're feeling more like Mark Cavendish in the mountains of the Tour de France, so long as you keep the pedals moving, you'll stay with our group.
Friday Festina Lente, 9:00 AM
This structured training workout is designed to get you geared up for the weekend. Roughly translated as “make haste, slowly,” Festina Lente features a workout that will get your engine running but still leave some in the tank for the big rides and races you have planned for the weekend. This ride is led by members of the Kanberra Cycling Team as lead beacon.