Hello Velolassie!
Awesome to hear about your new goal. I'm pretty familiar with Ultraman (from a safe coaching distance :-) as I worked with Mike Coughlin for Ultraman Canada & both his UM Hawaii races.
In answer to your qu, esp. this time around, Mike's training wasn't a whole lot different to 'regular Ironman training' or regular tri-training for that matter. I don't think you need to deviate too far from your basic week with a couple of small exceptions...
Keys from my perspective...
* Strength & Mobility Work - The swim is very tough on upper body & core (being prone for that long). The run is a big challenge to muscular endurance. 'Legs rather than lungs' are the end of race limiter. I would advise placing a strong emphasis on strength work across the whole body.
* Nutrition throughout the event is key (& a bit of a different skill to fueling a 1 day race).
* Multi-day simulations. Rehearsing nutrition & the general race pattern over slightly shorter distances (with some long events thrown in as one of the days - Ultra or regular Marathon on Day 3 of a big 3 day 'block') helped a lot with the 'what to expect' stuff. Both physically and mentally. Maintaining focus is a key challenge.
* Support crew - Can't overstate the value & importance of a prepared, experienced crew - recon, bike maintenance, nutrition, heat management, psychological counseling :-) All important!
Anyhow, the above is the salient stuff that sprang to mind when I saw your new goal. Awesome, btw, I would join you if I was a touch more brave :-)
Hope all is well in NZ.
Best,
AC
Alan Couzens, M.Sc. (Sports Science)
Exercise Physiologist/Coach
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Alan_Couzens
Web: https://alancouzens.com
Awesome to hear about your new goal. I'm pretty familiar with Ultraman (from a safe coaching distance :-) as I worked with Mike Coughlin for Ultraman Canada & both his UM Hawaii races.
In answer to your qu, esp. this time around, Mike's training wasn't a whole lot different to 'regular Ironman training' or regular tri-training for that matter. I don't think you need to deviate too far from your basic week with a couple of small exceptions...
Keys from my perspective...
* Strength & Mobility Work - The swim is very tough on upper body & core (being prone for that long). The run is a big challenge to muscular endurance. 'Legs rather than lungs' are the end of race limiter. I would advise placing a strong emphasis on strength work across the whole body.
* Nutrition throughout the event is key (& a bit of a different skill to fueling a 1 day race).
* Multi-day simulations. Rehearsing nutrition & the general race pattern over slightly shorter distances (with some long events thrown in as one of the days - Ultra or regular Marathon on Day 3 of a big 3 day 'block') helped a lot with the 'what to expect' stuff. Both physically and mentally. Maintaining focus is a key challenge.
* Support crew - Can't overstate the value & importance of a prepared, experienced crew - recon, bike maintenance, nutrition, heat management, psychological counseling :-) All important!
Anyhow, the above is the salient stuff that sprang to mind when I saw your new goal. Awesome, btw, I would join you if I was a touch more brave :-)
Hope all is well in NZ.
Best,
AC
Alan Couzens, M.Sc. (Sports Science)
Exercise Physiologist/Coach
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Alan_Couzens
Web: https://alancouzens.com
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Alan Couzens: Nov 26, 15 19:00