2019-07-01+Health+&+Fitness

RUNEXPERT

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Emma

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I’mthinkingaboutdoing

myfirstIronman– what

advicedoyouhave?

‘Goodforyou!Weall lead

busylives,soit canbetricky

to fit in training.I usedto haveto

juggleit aroundmyjobasa marketing

manager(luckilyI’vebeena profor

eightyears).Atfirst,I gotupearlyto

trainandalsotrainedlateat night,but

it wasverystressful.I thenlookedat

thedeadtimein myday.Mycommute

was 35 minutes,soI usedthatfor

runsandbikesessions.Thekeyis to

manageyourtimeandbeprepared.

‘Youalsoneedto knowhowto deal

withthosetimeswhenyou’reat the

laststretchof a hardraceor session,

whenyouneedto push.Thinkabout

howstrongyouareandall thetraining

you’vedone.Thiswillhelpyouget

you back into a positive mindset – the

mental and the physical are linked.

‘Last-minute preparation is vital.

Don’t change anything you’ve been

doing in training. Ironman is a stress

on your body and if you change

something, such as what you eat for

breakfast pre-race, or which shoes

you wear, you don’t know how your

body will react. The night before, I

write a list of things to do before the

race,includingwhatI needto doin

transition.I writeonmyhandbefore

theracewhenI needto takeongels

or drinksbecausewhenyou’reracing

hard,youdon’talwaysmakerational

decisions.Thenputyourfeetup!’

‘I mighthavea Margheritapizza

anda glassof wineorplainriceand

chickenwithnosaucethenight

before– simplefoodsthatwilldigest

easily.Useyourtrainingsessionsto

knowwhichfoodsworkbest.

‘Duringa race,I useMaurten

energygelsanddrinkmix(maurten.

com)andeata Powerbar(powerbar.

com).Lookonlineforguidelineson

howmuchcarbohydrateto take

relativeto yourbodyweight,butit’s

downto trialanderror,too.

‘Aftertherace,somerealpros

wouldhavea proteinshake,but

mostpeopledon’t.Evenfor

professional athletes, it’s such a relief

to finish that it’s good to eat what you

like. I always crave a burger and

chips because all you’ve been having

all day is sugary supplements. Just

listen to what your body wants and

eat as soon as you can.

‘Finally, I’d do something the next

day, such as a gentle swim, to keep

my body ticking over and help

recovery. Enjoy the experience!’

Bridport Jurassic Coast 10K

August 11

Bridport, Dorset

Distract yourself from the effort by

taking in the views (including the cliff

that featured in TV series Broadchurch)

on this scenic course. Make it a half

marathon by running two laps of this

course that’s so hilly it’s classified as

a fell run; fullonsport.com.

THE

ONE

TO

RUN

NEWKIT

Q

A

The night

before your

Ironman, plan

when you’ll need

to take on gels

or drinks.

ODLOPERFORMANCE

LIGHTTOP

£40;odlo.com

Perfectfortrainingin the

Britishsummer,thistopwicks

moisture,is quickdrying,has

ventsandboastsanOrganic

BodyMapping.Silverions

keep odoursatbay,while

elastaneaddsstretch.

SALOMONSPEEDCROSS 5

£120;runnersneed.com

Lookandrunboldin the

latestSpeedcrosstrail-

runningshoes.Larger

lugsgiveevenbettergrip;

andthedynamic,welded

uppergivesa comfyfit;and

it’smorestable,too.

RUNNING

EXPERT

POLAR OH1+ ARMBAND

£69.50; polar.com

Triathletes take note: this

heart-rate tracker for your

forearm/upper arm connects

with treadmills and cycling

computers. A goggle clip helps

with swim sessions. Team with

the Polar Beat training app.

Hoka One One athlete and professional triathlete

Susie Cheetham answers your questions