Dylan is a former professional cyclists, national champion, Google employee, and current technology executive. We get into a bit of everything in this one including: What it takes to be successful on and off the bike. Frameworks for improvement. How to reverse engineer to achieve your goals. 03:00 - Commonalities between being a National Champion and getting a job at Google. 04:15 - Commonalities between simple training and showing improvement - the feedback loop. 05:40 - How Dylan ‘fell into cycling by accident’ in college 07:59 - Dylan’s current fitness journey and being more intentional 08:40 - Being methodical & prioritizing your day 12:34 - Christian talks about how much they did wrong back in the 90’s 13:19 - You can get 70-80% of your peak potential fitness with 10 hours a week 14:00 - Dylan talks Nutrition and Crossfit 16:29 - Group rides are races 23:08 - Covid, injuries and indoor training for the win 21:04 - Putting scores on the board 22:55 - How to train for an event in 8 weeks 26:04 - Christian reflects on pain tolerance 28:34 - How to nail your intervals 30:18 - You’re stronger than you think… 35:34 - Suffering across different sports 38:15 - Cycling as a game of economics 40:20 - Learning about intention and the ability to push ourselves 41:34 - Take a moment of intention 43:40 - Recovery vs actual rest 44:54 - Homework - “There’s nothing better than a double day.”