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Training notes and race build updates from the road to Kona.
Closing The Gap: Bike
Closing the bike gap was never about one breakthrough. A bike fit, VO2 max sessions, TT position, strength work, staying aero, pedalling efficiency - dozens of small things stacking together.
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Kona Project Ep. 13: Everything We Had To Fix Before Chasing Kona Again
Three months of testing after South Africa turned up exactly where the performance was leaking - run durability, bike volume, swim rate - and locked in Ironman Japan as the real Kona qualification attempt.
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Ranking My Worst Training Sessions
Everyone asks about my favourite sessions. These are the five I dread seeing pop up on TrainingPeaks - and I still do every one of them.
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3 Weeks Out
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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3 Fitness Tests That Gave Me Actionable Data
Three tests that gave me real, actionable data this year, not just a feeling about how training's going: Swim CSS, Bike Critical Power, and Run Lactate testing.
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6 Things Learned In 6 Ironmans
Six Ironmans, six very different lessons, from winging it completely in 2022 to a near three-hour PB in Tallinn with a coach and real structure, to South Africa this year where the lack of it showed.
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4 Weeks Out
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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Why I Love Brick Runs
Brick runs get a bad reputation, but they're not about running fast off the bike. Three reasons they're actually one of my favourite sessions, and why they're the closest thing to race day that training gets.
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