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The Be Battle Ready podcast is where everyday athletes, adventurers, and seekers of strength come to forge resilience - in body, mind, and spirit.
Hosted by coach Simon Ward, each episode explores the true pillars of endurance: purposeful training, nourishing nutrition, restorative sleep, a resilient mindset, and the art of recovery. It’s designed especially for those in their 40s, 50s and beyond who refuse to rust - men and women who know that age is no excuse to stop sharpening the blade.
Whether you’re preparing for your next Ironman, rebuilding after setback, or simply training for the demands of life itself, this show will help you stay Battle Ready: strong, adaptable, and unbreakable.
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Wednesday Feb 27, 2019
Wednesday Feb 27, 2019
This is the third podcast in the series “How to train for an Iron distance event”. In previous episodes we discussed the general principles, followed by building a foundation and the swim. In today’s episode we discuss the final two disciplines, the bike and the run, and in particular topics such as:
- Why the bike has the biggest influence on your entire race
- Why you must have a bike fit ASAP and train in your aero position
- Understanding your race effort
- BIG rides and why you should do them solo or with no more than 2 others
- Choosing training routes that have a similar profile to your event
- Why the marathon is not about running fast, but about minimising the slow down
- Avoiding injury, compromise and consistency
- Do you really need intervals to run well on race day?
- The journey and how it’s as important as race day
Jeff Galloway and the run/walk approach to run training
http://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/run-walk/
Intensity Factor versus Time approach to Ironman Bike pacing
https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/how-to-cheat-by-using-a-power-meter-in-an-ironman/
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6 years ago
Great podcast. I think you can lose sight of the bigger picture when training for Iron distance events. Whilst it's important to be consistent, it's more important to have an easier day or extra day if feeling fatigued. In the grand scheme things, the extra rest will probably have a better effect.