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Q&A #79 - How to train when you have only hilly terrain around you and no flats

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Q&A #79 - How to train when you have only hilly terrain around you and no flats In what types of bike and run workouts should you try to minimise hills? Is sustainable bike power higher on hills, and if so, does it change your power targets when riding uphill?  When you already do loads of unstructured hill workouts, is there any reason to still do structured hill work?    LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website  Coaching Training Plans Q&A #72 - Hill repeats and long runs; Protein for endurance athletes   SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW15 to get 15% off your order OR use the code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free.   ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gómez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order.   RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing.    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

Hey, what's up everybody and welcome back to That Triathlon Show, the podcast presented by

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Scientific Triathlon.com. I'm Rose Michael and this episode is Q&A number 79.

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Before we get into today's questions, big thanks to our sponsors, precision hydration.

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sweat sodium content so that you properly replenish the sodium that you lose through your

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sweat based on your individual physiology. And in times like these, with still a lot of indoor

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training, and usually that means a lot of sweating

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that can be particularly useful so that you can go through all that indoor training without

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experiencing any dramatic loss in performance which might be the result if you're not staying

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on top of your hydration especially for those of you that are salty

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and are used by some of the best athletes on the planet today.

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And speaking of wet suits, one of the few options for swimming for most listeners now might be

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open water swimming. Obviously, depending on where you are, that might not be a relevant option

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because waters are still too cold. But some of you may be in climates where that just might

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be an option. So consider that. And if you need a new wetsuit for that wetsuit swimming season,

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then Roka is the place to go. They also have thermal wetsuit options that you can check out if

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your water is on the cold side. But I want to mention if you go and do open water swimming,

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