STAY LASER FOCUSSED ON THESE 5 THINGS WHILE TAPERING:
1. EAT CLEAN
NO added sugar, NO processed food, or junk food.
2. SLEEP WELL
8-10 hours of sleep a night. Use your good sleep hygiene tips.
3. NO ALCOHOL
You will sleep better without it!
4. REST AND RECOVER
Keep up your daily workouts but the duration should be shorter. Keep the intensity going but nothing that will make you really sore. Get a massage or athletic therapy after your last tough workout (4 days before)
5. GET ORGANIZED!
Swim - Check the wetsuit, and practice taking it off. Check goggles - make sure they don't leak or fog.
Bike - Get it tuned up, plug in your D12, and check to make sure your brakes aren't rubbing!
Run - Put your speed laces on.
Transition Practice - practice, practice, practice
Weather - check and pack clothing accordingly then pretend the weather completely changes and pack another bag accordingly.
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Julia Aimers
CSEP Clinical Exercise Physiologist
CSEP High-Performance Specialist
Certified Triathlon, Cycling, Yoga and Swimming Coach
USA Cycling Level 2 Coach
Training Peaks Accredited Coach
I love the accountability and the structure of the Virtual 70.3 Half Ironman training program. I don't think I would have gotten this far without the program. The accountability is huge for me!
Deborah Jackman
My coach Kevin Willis is amazing. His swim practices have been a real game-changer for me. A great communicator regardless of your swim level. The whole club is supportive of everything you do. You don't need to be an Ironman to benefit from their programs. 5 stars all around!!! - Denise Pittuck
I just wanted to thank you and your team (Gabi! Brenda! Maggie! Dawn!) for making last weekend's event so amazing. I had tried to do a try-a-tri on my own last summer, and the experience was night and day.
Even though I didn't make every virtual session, I felt so prepared... I knew where to go for information, and I knew I had a team of people (coaches and our beginner tri group!) who were all there to support me.
It was interesting to watch Eric train on his own (without access to the TrainingPeaks workouts and without the weekly meetings to ask questions and learn more about proper form and race-day stuff). When we left on Sunday, he looked at me and was like "we're DEFINITELY doing the training with Julia if we decide to go for the olympic distance, right?".
So glad to have found this club and looking forward to many more triathlons in the near future!!! Tai Teleso
