Watopian Weekly

Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 19! This week Josh and Dustin cover many topics from riding outside to missing ladder races to prepping for the upcoming ZRL season to the Tour De France to the Tour De France Femmes Avec Zwift and so much more! Thank you all for listening this week and every other week when we’ve been able to record in the Summer. We will be back on a regular schedule in the Fall. Please check out our Di...

WARNING: Josh's Brakes open the show - you'll hear it.

Welcome to Watopian Weekly! This week Josh and Dustin recorded side by side from a very noisy campsite in Ludington, Michigan! Josh and Dustin cover many topics from what it's like riding in person with someone that you've known for years but never met, doing a century (100 miles!), the essence of community, how to fall over gracefully and so much more!

Josh and D...

Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 17 Climbing Special with Matt L. Triple vEverester!

This week Josh and Dustin get a chance to talk with Matt Ladd. He has done many incredible feats on Zwift. He’s climbed essentially every climb on Zwift (at 125% difficulty if possible). This episode is about his triple Everesting. So many topics were covered from bike/trainer set up, to food, to how you need support, to even more food and so m...

Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 16

Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 16! This week Gina, Josh, and Dustin cover a lot of topics. These topics include FRR Everesting Legends, Coaching, following plans, upgrading bikes, riding gravel, Mid West garden tips and so much more! Please stay tuned as we will have a women’s special episode coming soon! Thank you all for listening and please contact us with any questions, suggestion...

Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 15

Welcome to Watopian Weekly! This week Josh and Dustin cover a wide range of topics. Everything from winning and losing at ladder races to failing at tactics and workouts to waxing and gravel riding. Josh and Dustin talk about Zwift reaching 10 years and things we’d like to see in the next 10 years. Thank you all for listening and please send us any feedback and get involved on our Discord server (...

Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 14

This week, Gina, Josh, and Dustin Cover a variety of topics. Everything from their love of DRS and the close competition to the ZRL finals and how best to feed the squirrels in our pockets. Thank you all for listening and please send us any feedback or topics you’d like us to discuss either on our Discord Server or e-mail (both links below). 

This episode was recorded early so we all could see the ...

Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 13 with Taylor and Hilary from Skratch Labs!

Disclaimer: Watopian Weekly Staff is not sponsored by Skratch Labs but we like it a lot so that’s why we asked them to come on our podcast. Skratch Labs did give us a coupon code for all of our listeners which is super cool!

This week Josh and Dustin are joined by Skratch Labs’ Performance Dietitians Hilary and Taylor. Hilary and Taylor break down the reaso...

This week Josh and Dustin are joined by the Coalition Club Champion for Category C, James! He’s here to give us his valuable insight into racing, both against other teams as well as his own teammates. Many topics are covered by most importantly we cover DRS from this past week, DRS for the final week, and the ZRL finals. Despite having 3 Coalition members on this week’s episode we still talk a lot about other things. Thank you all ...

Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 11 Special Interview with Gravel Pro Chase Wark! Chase is a gravel racing pro that uses Zwift to prepare for epic gravel races throughout the United States. Chase discusses his set up, how he tackles so many hours on the trainer, goes through his equipment, and even gives us some gravel tips. Chase is an amazing rider and we truly appreciate his time to talk with us - we could have talked...

Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 10

This week Josh and Dustin cover many topics, training, ladder racing, and even riding outside. DRS is discussed: week, this week, and the next week. By the time this is published Zwift Games will be in full effect: Check out ProECycling.Com’s website for all the latest information! 

Approximate Times:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:30 Weekly Catch Up

00:15:30 DRS

00:21:00 DRS Stage 2 Out and Back Again TT...

Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 9

This week Gina, Josh, and Dustin talk about DRS, the expanding Ladies Ladder League (the LLL), and what PSI Josh should be running in his gravel wheels. 

Approximate Times:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:47 Mimsy Cat Intro

00:03:40 Weekly Catch Up

00:11:27 Dustin’s DRS

00:12:00 DRS Discussion

00:29:30 Ladies Ladder League

00:39:00 Gravel PSI Advice

00: 46:30 Closing The Episode

Links discussed in Episode:

Women’s Ladde...

Welcome to Watopian Weekly! This week Dustin gets to talk with Matt, the head of SISU Racing. Dustin and Matt talk about a range of topics from how SISU got started, to what it means to be on the team, and what big events are being planned.

Approximate Times

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:20 Weekly Catch up

00:07:00 How did Matt get into Zwift

00:08:30 Getting SISU Started

00:12:00 Sisu.racing Website

00:16:15 SISU Events

00:20:35 Getting Data from ...

Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 7

This Week Josh and Dustin discuss the last round of ZRL, impending DRS Season, and how Dustin failed at Valentine’s day. Josh and Dustin also talk through their teams’ tactics for Danger Noodle and how and when they should attack. Josh also gives insight into where Dustin should attack on his Ladder Race this week - tune in next time to find out if Dustin made it to the end or blew up spectacularly...

Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 6 with Chris from ProECycling

This week Josh and Dustin are joined by Chris from ProECycling.com - a source  Virtual Cycling stats and rankings. Josh and Dustin cover many topics from how it all got started, how the ranking points are determined, and which races are covered. Check it out on ProECycling.com!

Approximate Times:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:44 Weekly Catch Up

00:16:20 ProECycling.com Interview

00:22...

Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 4! 

This week Paul and Dustin cover a range of topics. Starting off with our Weekly Catch Up as always, Super Bowl picks, then pivoting to ZRL - only 3 races left! How will your team do? Major race on Sunday, February 2, 2025 - Tea And Scones (Paul’s Ladder Team) vs. Coalition Merclonia (Dustin’s Ladder Team) in an international friendly! Stay tuned to the Watopian Weekly Discord Server t...

Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 3 With Special Guest Coach Frank from FasCat Coaching. Coach Frank joins Josh and Dustin to talk about the history of FasCat Coaching, structured training, and how to get faster. FasCat Coaching uses an AI Coach to help keep you on track and make you fast! 

Quick note: Dustin wanted to share his experience with FasCat Coaching which is why we asked Coach Frank to come on the Podcast. Wato...

Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 2

This week Josh and Dustin Cover many topics. Ladder Racing, ZRL recap and Strategy for Race 2, He-Man, structured training, Pack Dynamics 5, and make their picks for the Super Bowl Champs. Thank you all for listening!

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:12 Weekly Catch Up

00:18:30 ZRL

00:23:00 He-Man Discussion

00:28:00 Paul, Dustin, and Nils UP the Alpe

00:32:05 Pack Dynamics 5

00:35:00 FasCat / Coach Cat Train...

Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 1

Happy New Year! Welcome to Watopian Weekly Season 4 Episode 1! This week the Watopian Weekly Staff cover many topics that include but are not limited to: Tour of Boudicca, FRR, ZRL, Rhino Racing 2UPTT, and New Year’s Resolutions! Thank you all for listening and sending us podcast ideas and things to talk about each week! Please join the Discord server and the Watopian Weekly Zwift Club (Links are ...