Ten weeks out from Japan, and the volume's stepping up - 10,800m in the pool, 9 hours on the bike, 49km of running, and 2 hours of strength and conditioning.
This week was about knuckling down - building volume, building durability, and putting another solid week in the bank.
It wasn't all training though. A few hours in the recovery boots, plenty of naps, an afternoon of archery, a couple of date nights. Enjoying life still matters, even mid-build.
Ten weeks to go. The work continues.
Three weeks out - this week wasn't about me. Supporting friends and my coach in Leeds, then Chiara at her first 70.3 in Tallinn, with my own training squeezed in between.
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Four weeks out - a run club 30km, making friends with Highland cows, helping Chiara prep for Tallinn, and a trip back to the UK to watch friends and my coach race Ironman Leeds.
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Five weeks out - a quieter week: boats instead of bikes for Chiara's birthday, a half marathon, a leg-destroying power session, and a long ride together to finish.
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