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Training notes and race build updates from the road to Kona.
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Ironman Tallinn
I raced Ironman Tallinn a couple of years ago and set PBs in the swim, bike, and run. Here are the five things I wish somebody had told me before race morning.
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Strength Training in Disguise
This week's key session was hill repeats. Problem: I live in the Netherlands, and there are approximately zero hills.
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Why Do You Do This?
People ask why I post my training online. Turns out it's the same reason I wave to runners I've never met - community, not content.
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Was A Professional Bike Fit Worth It?
I thought my position was already pretty good. Turns out it was lots of small changes, not one big one, that made the biggest difference.
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12 Weeks Out
First full week of the Japan build: a 6.7km swim, 9.5 hours on the bike, 45km of running, and two hours of strength work. Twelve weeks to go.
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The Decision
Testing week gave me the data. The Kona Gap showed me what needs to change. Now it's official - in 13 weeks I'll be on the start line at Ironman Japan South Hokkaido.
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Kona Project Ep. 12: Ironman South Africa
11:04:23 in Nelson Mandela Bay - a crash in Lanzarote three weeks out, a knee and hamstring that never really settled, and a marathon I finished on willpower alone.
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Kona Project Ep. 11: What Life Actually Looks Like
Why things went quiet after Tallinn - two infections back to back, leaving my job, and a full move to the Netherlands - and what the winter training roadmap to Ironman South Africa actually looks like.
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