How To Prepare For An Ironman Properly

A podcast to help you Train Smarter and Race Faster. Hosted by expert Triathlon coach, Australian Ironman Champion and 15 x Aus Age group Champion Gerard Donnelly, and his son, multiple Triathlon + Cycling Aus Age Group Champion Jordy Donnelly.

Every event has it’s own specific requirements that you need to make sure you’re adequately prepared for, and this is especially true for any endurance or ultra event, especially the Ironman.

We had the epic Port Macquarie IM here in Australia last week, and with the Ironman world champs in St George happening over the weekend, today we’re talking about how to make sure you’re properly prepared for your endurance event, specifically looking at the Ironman.

As always, these principles will generally apply and translate to whatever event you’re aiming for.

Please know that this episode was recorded before the weekend, where we make our predictions for the IM world champs, the race has already been run and won, tune in to see how our predictions panned out!

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00:00 - Introduction

01:14 - Gratitude

03:30 - How special an Ironman event is

14:20 - What it's like to cross that finish line

18:45 - How to make sure you are properly prepared to finish strong

27:33 - The key training sessions that are vital for race day

30:00 - Understanding what training zone you need to be in for your bike endurance ride

31:15 - The biggest mistake athletes make with their endurance ride

33:25 - How to prepare for a tough course

39:00 - Learning how to ride a hill properly (different for an ironman vs short course!)

41:15 - How many weeks do you need to prepare for an Ironman and why?

43:25 - How do you get your self race ready without getting injured?

47:30 - What you need to be focusing on in the final few months

49:50 - Don't forget about the swim!

51:30 - If you get this wrong you're making the Ironman way harder than it already is

53:50 - Predictions for the Ironman World Championship

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