Q&A #45 - Intensity unnecessary (?) for Ironman, warm-ups, lactate test timing, and adjusting a training week

That Triathlon Show · Aug 1, 2019 · 34m

Q&A #45 - Intensity unnecessary (?) for Ironman, warm-ups, lactate test timing, and adjusting a training week

Is it really necessary to do any intensive training when preparing for an Ironman? Can you just do base miles?

When is the best time to get a lactate test?

How should you time your warm-up for an Olympic race, considering wave starts, transition area closing and so on?

How do you adjust a training week if you are prevented from doing one discipline (e.g. swimming) but could supplement with another (or two)?

The impact of heat on carb/fat oxidation ratios (a correction to Q&A #44)…