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Greetings,
This week some very good articles and videos for you: I am training hard for Kona. I lost quite a bit of strength in my right leg from my L3 disc herniation, but the pain is mostly gone. I am down about 50-60 watts on the bike from prior. That's a couple miles per hour of speed. Running is even more of a challenge. But I feel great and am enjoying the training more than ever. Dr.
David Minkoff, MD
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| From 8 time Ironman World Champion Cherie Gruenfeld on racing Kona |
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I believe training for Kona is entirely different than training for a half or for any other IM race.
On paper, the philosophy of getting the distance under your belt and then backing off some and working on speed, is a good one. For an IM (and especially Kona), I believe that strength is more beneficial than flat out speed. Of course, I'm speaking of we humans - not of the young pros.
In my opinion, speed over the IM distance, is directly related to one's strength - mental and physical. At some point in Kona, your speed comes from being able to keep the pace - whatever that pace is.
And for me, that comes from, what I call, training tough. That means training long in rugged conditions and terrain. It means putting myself in situations that will truly test my physical ability and mental resolve to not let the pace go - to stick with it regardless of how bad I feel. For me, that's more beneficial than flat out speed work.
Does that make sense?
Cherie
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by Kevin Moats current age group World IM Champion
I did my first triathlon in 1984, 1 st Ironman in 1987, finishing 11 th Overall in Kona. For the past 25 years, I have basically been of the "Just Do it" training philosophy. Ironman is a tough race, and if you don't do it in training, you certainly are not going to do it on race day. There are no miracles in Ironman. Fads come and go . There are no "secrets". Just hard work and better execution.
However, at 55 I have mellowed and realize there is much more than just grinding it out. The key to Ironman is aerobic efficiency, or economy. All things being equal the more efficient swimmer, cyclist, or runner will win. Just watch Craig Alexander as he skims over the Kona lava fields at a 6:45 mile pace after a 4:30 Bike and 50 minute swim.
Economy of Movement
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