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Training notes and race build updates from the road to Kona.
Taking Rest Days
I used to hate rest days, they felt like wasted time. Lately I'm learning the mental reset matters just as much as the physical one.
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Closing The Gap: Swim
Swim was one of the biggest gaps flagged in The Kona Gap. Since then: more volume, more consistency, and reps I can now hold without fatiguing or losing pace.
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Key Session: Bike Critical Power Test
Two max efforts, three minutes then twelve, with a long recovery in between. The maths that comes out the other side is my actual power ceiling for Japan.
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Protecting My Biggest Weapon
The run's always been my strongest discipline. This block isn't about making it better, it's about not letting it slip while the bike and swim take the volume.
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Which Session Gives Me The Biggest Gains?
If I could only keep one session a week, it wouldn't be the hardest one. It'd be the long bike — one session, loads of adaptations.
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Mistakes I Made In My First Ironman
If I could go back and do my first Ironman again, there are five mistakes I'd fix immediately. None of them stopped me finishing, but every one made the day harder than it needed to be.
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Closing The Gap: Recovery
You don't improve during the session. You improve because you recover from it. As volume goes up, recovery's become just as important as the training itself.
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What NOT To Do For A Bike Lactate Test
Did a bike lactate test with Andy last week. It didn't go well. Here's what actually went wrong, and what a proper test protocol looks like.
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