Will YOU still be competing in Ironman events at 74? * Simon Butterworth

On this week's show an old friend returns. I say old in two ways. Firstly I have known him a long time and secondly, he's 74.

Don't let that fool you. Simon Butterworth is one of the fittest men I know. In fact, he’s probably fitter than most 40-year-olds. He’s certainly fitter than me. When I competed at the Ironman World Championships in 2017 Simon passed me at the 12-mile mark on the run, and he went on to win the 70-74 age group and become a world champion. He was 70 at the time, I was 53!

Recently, Simon won his age group at Ironman Coeur d’Alene and qualified once again to race in Kona. Sadly with the race being cancelled for 2021 (it may still happen in February 2022) he won't get the chance to race this year.

I love catching up with Simon, his enthusiasm is infectious and inspiring. I hope you are equally inspired. In this conversation, I really wanted to take a deep dive into how Simon maintains both his desire to race and his health and fitness, so we cover:

• His best running partner - Rita the dog
• Changing his swim technique……. at 74!
• Training for Ironman and managing a heart condition.
• Weekly training volume in the offseason, and when preparing for a race
• Daily recovery technique
• How his training approach has changed with age
• The run/walk strategy 
• Nutritional approaches in training and racing

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Here  are links to some of the other topics we also chatted about in the podcast:

 

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• Bobby McGee running coach
• Bobby McGee running mechanics
• D3 Multisport
• Forks over knives documentary
• Compex Sport Elite - muscle stimulator for muscle restoration
• Hyperice Theragun
• Feedzone portables - cook book with Alan Lim and Biju Thomas
• Dates with peanut Butter recipe
• Denver Omelette recipe - rice cakes recipe
• Jeff Galloway run/walk protocol
• Mid foot cleat position for cycling shoes

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