David McNamee - training, racing, and insights from 18 years in triathlon | EP#435

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

Health, Swimming, Endurancesports, Run, Cycling, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Ironman, Swim, Bike, Sports, Running, Sportscience, Triathlon

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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David McNamee is a two-time podium finisher in the Ironman World Championships in Kona, ranked 17th in the PTO World Rankings, and a T100 contracted athlete from Scotland, living in Girona. In this interview we talk about his season, his training, and learnings from 18 years in the sport about what works and what doesn't. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -David's plans for the rest of the year -Racing like in the T100 World Tour -David's training setup, including home base, coaching, training groups and partners, etc. -A full week of training in preparation for T100 San Francisco -How David prepares for Kona -Insights from 18 years in the sport: what has David found works for him, and what doesn't? -Overtraining -Best coaching advice ever received SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts435/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/ SPONSORS: Precision Fuel & Hydration help athletes personalise their hydration and fueling strategies for training and racing. Use the free Fuel & Hydration Planner to get personalised plan for your carbohydrate, sodium and fluid intake in your next event. That Triathlon Show listeners get 15% off their first order of fuel and electrolyte products. Simply use this link and the discount will be auto-applied at the checkout. ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer allows you to improve technique, power, and swim training consistency. You can target specific aspects of your stroke, like catch and pull-through, work on core activation and body position, and make sure you stay consistent in your swim training even when you don't have time to go to the pool. Try the Zen8 risk-free for 30 days, and get 20% off your first order on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts. LINKS AND RESOURCES: David's Instagram and results page on the PTO website Dan Bigham – aerodynamic testing, equipment, and making your bike fast | EP#229 The Hour record and aerodynamics with Dan Bigham | EP#368 Joel Filliol | EP#409 World Champions keep things simple: training masterclass with Joel Filliol | EP#172 David Tilbury-Davis | EP#416 The evolution of coaching principles and practices with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#283 Perspectives on coaching with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#227 Perspectives on training with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#226 That Triathlon Show guests Olympic Podium picks for Paris 2024 RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/ CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 435 of That Triathlon Show, the podcast presented by Scientific Triathlon.com.
0:29.5	I'm Rehouse Michael, and on today's episode, I interview David McNamee.
0:32.7	I'm sure most people listening are probably very familiar with David.
0:35.6	He placed third in Kona in 2017 and 2018.
0:40.3	He is now a T-100 contracted athlete and in today's interview will discuss his training and
0:45.6	racing in depth and also things that David has learned across his career in the sport,
0:51.5	spending 18 whole years. So that's a lot as you can imagine and I found it a
0:56.3	really good and interesting discussion. But before we get into the interview, big thanks to our
1:01.0	sponsors, precision fuel and hydration. I want to talk about the flow gel that they produce,
1:06.4	which is a massive gel pouch containing 300 grams of carbohydrate that just flows really well.
1:11.6	So it's made for putting it in a bottle that you can carry on the bike especially,
1:16.4	instead of squeezing 10 gels into a bottle and mixing it up with water.
1:20.2	So this is something that I used to do, and a lot of people used to do,
1:24.2	squeezing those gels into a bottle.
1:25.7	But now there is a dedicated product that is specifically designed for this purpose which just makes it slightly better and also easier
1:32.9	than how we used to do things i had tried the flow gel in training before and was really excited
1:39.4	by it but now i have finally used it in racing and I can report that it worked absolutely brilliantly.
1:45.1	I had the entire flow gel plus two precision fuel caffeine gels of 30 grams of carbs each over
1:51.5	two hours and 10 minutes in a half distance race.
1:54.1	So that adds up to 160 plus grams per hour of carbs on the bike.
1:59.5	And then came onto the run feeling really, really good and with very high energy levels
2:04.0	throughout the run.
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