Ironman training with Dan Plews * Simon Ward and Dan Plews

In this week’s episode I’m joined again by my old friend and still the fastest Yorkshireman in Kona, Dr Dan Plews.  Recently I’ve been studying Dan’s new EndureIQ course - LDT102 - all about how to train effectively for long distance triathlons.

 

Not only has Dan walked the walk at Kona (8:24, which is the fastest ever age grouper in Kona, making him AG world champion in 2017), he has also done extensive research into the low carb/high fat nutrition approach for endurance athletes and used his knowledge of working with Olympic rowers and elite triathletes to write the course.

 

Dan really is the man, and as ever it’s a great pleasure to catch up with him as we discuss:

• Why polarised training works
• The role of volume and intensity in developing fitness, and when to prioritise them
• Mitochondria and why they are so important to endurance athletes
• The benefits of training twice per day and why double run days really work
• Training intensity distribution and how it changes as you get closer to race day
• How and why short duration (