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Training notes and race build updates from the road to Kona.
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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8 Weeks Out
Eight weeks out - a week of lactate testing, hills, open water, and finally running at race pace again, with Andy out to put me through it properly.
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Key Session: Activation, Pace Progression & Hill Sprints
One hour, three completely different jobs - waking the right muscles up, holding form as the pace climbed, then twelve hill sprints to finish it off.
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Sat Down With My Coach: The Real Progress Recap
Four weeks in with Andy, and the honest version of a progress update - more volume, more consistency, and the parts I'm still impatient about.
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Closing The Gap: Durability
Getting fitter doesn't count for much if you fall apart on hour ten. This week was about training durability - showing up tired and still being able to execute.
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9 Weeks Out
Nine weeks out didn't go to plan - an eye issue ruled out swimming, and I was too sick to race the triathlon I'd entered. Back up again.
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