Oxygenaddict Triathlon Podcast
Triathlon training tips and coaching advice for busy age-groupers training for IRONMAN & 70.3 triathlon. Awe-inspiring age-group stories with triathletes achieving extra-ordinary things in their sporting pursuits
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Race Sim Timing, Causes of Race-Day GI Issues & Staying Fit While Travelling | Ep 609 (opens the original)
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This week Rob answers more listener questions, plus a couple of brilliant finisher stories. Sophie's racing her first 70.3 in Australia and needs to fit her race simulation weekends around travel - I explain her options for rescheduling Chris hit serious GI issues on the bike at IRONMAN Leeds. Rob explains why pacing (not fuelling) is often a big culprit, and how to build carb intake in training even if your longest ride only reaches 5-6 hours. Samantha has three weeks of travel 14 weeks out fro
How to Train Effectively on Zwift, Managing Swim Anxiety & Cramps, Gel Timing on the Bike and Should You Buy a TT Bike? | Ep 608 (opens the original)
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This week Coach Rob answers a stacked batch of listener questions, including: How to time and dose your gels on the bike... Whether indoor Zwift rides should match race distance or race time... What's really behind swim anxiety when training alone and how to work through it... The two causes of swimming cramps and how to fix each one... Why riding too hard on the bike wrecks your run... And whether a taller/bigger athlete gets a bigger aero payoff from a TT bike. Got a question for the show? Sen
Starting IRONMAN-Specific Training Around a Full Time Job | Ep 607 (opens the original)
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This week Coach Rob tackles a question from a first-time IRONMAN athlete juggling training with a full-time job: "how do you structure your training year, and how many weeks out should IRONMAN-specific training actually start?" Rob breaks down the winter base-building phase vs. the ~20-week specific build, how to shift focus from indoor FTP work to outdoor endurance riding as the days lengthen, and how to set a realistic finish-time goal from your half-IRONMAN pace. Then it's onto three brillian
5 Reasons Your First IRONMAN Falls Apart (And How to Avoid Each One) | Ep 606 (opens the original)
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Most IRONMAN disasters aren't down to a lack of fitness, they're mistakes made in the weeks before race day that felt completely logical at the time. This week Coach Rob breaks down the five most common reasons a first IRONMAN goes wrong: riding the bike too hard, under-fuelling on the bike, cramping from poor electrolyte planning, walking the back half of the marathon, and panicking in the open water. Each one is avoidable with the right preparation, and Rob gives you the fix for all five. If y
The 4 Power Numbers You Should Have On Your Bike Computer (Plus: Late-Night Training, and Coming Back After Serious Injury) | Ep 605 (opens the original)
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In this episode: Power data fields on your Garmin or Wahoo : why the default power reading is useless, and the four numbers Rob wants on your screen instead... How to get an accurate outdoor FTP number... Listener question : with two kids under seven and a 9-to-5, midweek sessions don't start until 8pm. Is there a caffeine substitute to get going without wrecking sleep? Listener question : after a car accident and a rebuilt shoulder, breaststroke is the only stroke available. Can you race a 70.3
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