desert dude wrote:
I to am perplexed by how he has consistently gotten over the last 12-18mo:
1. leaner. I want to lose 4kg
2. faster on the bike then he's ever raced tri - especially since he's coming from an extremely high level cycling background
3. faster on the run by a decent margin. 1 min sure ok. 4 minutes after riding faster than ever. hmm
2 of those 3 ok, I'll give you that
I thought it was interesting when looking at the season from a 30,000ft view and
how important rest was throughout the season. Probably the 1 thing most AG triathletes are afraid to do.
For me, that's the takeaway really. Do whatever feels right to you in training (a lot of low intensity, lot of high intensity and little volume,...) but don't be afraid to take rest. It's so hard though, even if I know that I need rest but the urge to tick all the boxes of a training plan is just so strong.
Thinking back to last year where I overtrained (in hindsight) and felt lethargic a lot of times and still went out to do my training for months because that's what the plan said makes me wanna vomit.