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Coach Rob discusses the five most important training sessions for IRONMAN preparation in the final weeks leading up to race day.

With 12–16 weeks to go until race day, most athletes know roughly what they should be doing. But when life gets in the way, which sessions do you actually protect? In this episode, Coach Rob walks you through the five most important training sessions for IRONMAN preparation, ranked in priority order. So when work, family, or travel forces a choice, you know exactly what to keep and what can wait. You'll learn: Why the long ride is your single most important session, and the exact intensity targets to hit (whether you're a faster or slower athlete)... How to structure your long run to build durability without wrecking the next two days of training... What your endurance swim should actually look like at this stage of training... The role of other bike & run sessions in a time-limited week... How to structure race simulation weekends that will give you genuine confidence heading into taper * * * * * * * SPONSORS * * * * * * * * Thinking about your first Ironman or 70.3 in 2026? At ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Team Oxygenaddict,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ we specialise in helping busy professionals fit high-quality training around demanding jobs and family life. We’ve just…

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Host: Rob Wilby

Topics covered

• IRONMAN training
• triathlon preparation
• training sessions
• endurance sports
• race simulation

Keywords

• IRONMAN
• training sessions
• long ride
• endurance swim
• race simulation
• triathlon
• durability

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