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Fix Your IRONMAN Stomach Problems, Bike Pacing, Run Injury Comeback & Aero Position Power | Q&A | Ep 613
· 26 min · Episode 613
Episode Fix Your IRONMAN Stomach Problems, Bike Pacing, Run Injury Comeback & Aero Position Power | Q&A | Ep 613
Struggling with stomach problems on the IRONMAN run? This week Coach Rob Wilby answers a listener question from Tracy, who finished IRONMAN Kalmar but had stomach trouble on the run and wants to fuel with real food instead of gels.
Rob explains why the carbs may not be the culprit. Riding too hard on the bike can shut down blood supply to your gut, and he shares the bike TSS numbers to stay under. He also covers real-food options that work during an IRONMAN, such as bars, chews, bananas and rice pudding, and why you should practise your race-day fuelling in training.
Then it’s a quick-fire round on the questions first-time IRONMAN athletes ask most:
• How quickly to build your running back up after injury, using a run/walk progression • Whether you really need a three-hour training run (or a full marathon) before your first IRONMAN • How to tell normal training soreness from pain you should take seriously • Whether to train on your race bike on an indoor trainer or use a Wattbike • Why your power is lower in the aero position, and why you should train there anyway
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Plus: Rob has now had three and a half years' worth of his hair cut off - it has been donated to make a wig for a child with cancer. It costs around £700 to make the wig and he'd be so grateful for anybody that can share any amount - big or small - via this donation link
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