Keegan Swenson came out from Utah to give me a mini training camp. We went out for a steady diesel day for the final one and snagged a certain KOM that @Nate_Pearson is particularly fond of 
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https://www.trainerroad.com/career/leejonathan/rides/43828501-morning-ride
In all seriousness though, kudos Nate. That was a solid solo effort!
This is taking āoffice rivalryā to a whole different level. Build a platform for all your users to share experiences and informationā¦proceed to publicly call out your boss.
LOVE IT.
So you and a pro rider worked as a team to get my solo KOM?
Looks like you guys got it all during the descents and the flat back to Reno.
No biggie. Iāll get it back later on my TT bike.
Careful where this leads, lads
You put down a good effort @Nate_Pearson! Youāll smash it on the TT bike, then thatāll give me something to chase solo once I am actually fit .
You are already fitter than me when I got that KOM. Your unfit is my fit. 
I think you should stop tempting @Nate_Pearson and let him recover first. 
We were genuinely surprised by how fast your KOM was. Saying ā20mphā doesnāt do it justice with those climbs. Bravo 
Iām just stoking Nateās fire for when he comes back! Heāll come out swinginā 
haā¦ tough part about strava is that there is no asterisk for doing the segment with another rider(s)
So jealous seeing all those sunny skies. The east coast has just been miserable this year for weather. Good thing Iām paying a subscription for an indoor training plan.
Calls out his boss on the forumā¦ Only at TR!
āYouāre on the wrong side of a PhD to be talking like thatā is a common response to the grad students when they do stuff like thatā¦
Regardless, itās brilliant @Jonathan
My question isā¦ Does Keegan not use strava at all?
I wonder if @Jonathan just drafting the whole way while Keegan is riding tempo
He does. That ride is on Strava.
Yep, if you check out the ride now, I lost a couple KOMs to him after he uploaded, hehe.
Iād say it was about 60/40 with Keegan on the 60 side. We had a goal to keep it close to 240w for me (230w for Keegan). Frustrating part is that was Sweetspot for me and I think Keegan didnāt even breathe through his mouth, hehe. Luckily thatās what his training called for, and it worked well with mine. 
NVM I just dig through strava!
But whatās crazy is Keegan was just cruising on Z2 54% of the ride!!!
While Jonathan was between z3 Tempo and Z4 Threshold most of the time.
God vs mortal. SMH!
Yep, exxxactly. Nate makes me out to be fast and naturally gifted, but Keegan is in a different galaxy than the rest of us.
I feel you! I did a group ride with Justin Williams yesterday as part of Assos speed club, we were climbing side by side at 325 +/- watts for a 10min climb, I was dying and he was chatting away the whole time! Heās not even a climber 
Canāt wait to hear all the analysis and inside scoop on the podcast!
Now let me up my training on TR!
The amount of work riders like Justin and Keegan have put in is supremely impressive. Simply a level above.
Just curious, how did you figure the zones he was riding in ?
Tim.
