Q&A #45 - Intensity unnecessary (?) for Ironman, warm-ups, lactate test timing, and adjusting a training week

Q&A #45 - Intensity unnecessary (?) for Ironman, warm-ups, lactate test timing, and adjusting a training week

• Is it really necessary to do any intensive training when preparing for an Ironman? Can you just do base miles? 
• When is the best time to get a lactate test? 
• How should you time your warm-up for an Olympic race, considering wave starts, transition area closing and so on? 
• How do you adjust a training week if you are prevented from doing one discipline (e.g. swimming) but could supplement with another (or two)?
• The impact of heat on carb/fat oxidation ratios (a correction to Q&A #44)

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• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Q&A #44 - Carb/fat combustion based on pace and heart rate; VO2max intervals on flats or uphill
• Modulation of carbohydrate and fat utilization by diet, exercise and environment
• Race-day warm-up | EP#35

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