Glen asked me to promote his Ironman South Africa training program and I am happy to do it.

Portrait of an artist as a beginner triathlete
TriCape.com/beginner-triathlete-guide
Ever since I started blogging about endurance sports and triathlon I have both researched as much as I could and I had a chance to speak to a lot of all kinds of athletes. All athletes are unique and I do not like all the training systems they [...]

Question: Many times I am supposed to do a recovery cycle ride. I am interested in what is a proper way to do this ride (cadence, heart rate, power, course) and what are the effects of this ride? Can a recovery cycling ride be substituted by some other activity (swimming, running or some other activity)?