Short, informal writing on training and racing. No jargon, no filler, just the things Jen finds herself explaining to athletes again and again.
Most athletes cut volume but keep the intensity all wrong, and they show up to the line either flat or wired. A taper is not two weeks of rest, it is a careful drop in volume while you hold on to just enough sharpness.
Here is the version I give my athletes, plus the three mistakes I see people make every single season.
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A simple plan for the last seven days so nothing you eat is a surprise on race morning.
If every session lands in the middle, you never get the benefit of hard or the recovery of easy.
What the early months should actually look like when 140.6 is still a long way off.
A few small habits that keep you swimming straight so you are not adding distance every buoy.
How to rebuild without redoing the damage, and how to know when you are truly ready.
What to hold back on early so the back half of a 70.3 is something you can run.
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