Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

Today we opened up to athletes in our Crushing Iron Facebook Group. Some great questions, including: How to look at and manage taper, including diet. Power in aero vs. standing up and what to look for. Understanding Effort over Pace in swim, bike, and run. Training in Gray Zones. How to progress through a 70.3. Improving speed over the years. Balancing power, pace, and the course. And beating burnout.  Questions/Topics:  C26 Hub Grand Opening at Chattanooga 70.3 Ironman Chattanooga Training Weekend Talk about the Taper Looking at taper as peaking Aero position on the bike Power difference between sitting up and aero Why to train aero on hills Training at 1/2 marathon pace Pace vs. Effort Training in the Gray Zone Zone 2, 3, and 4 Tattoo Analogy Progression through a 70.3 Racing on an “effort scale” How to run the Ironman Marathon Racing when undertrained Bike cleats and power?? Improving speed over the years Being blindsided by improvements Belief . . . and getting your mind out of the way Swim PACE expectat