No Limits Map to Triathlon Podcast · Todd Malcolm - Ironman specific triathlon coach

212 ~ It's Been 2 years Since my Crash

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Two years after his bike crash, Todd treats the date as a milestone worth pausing on. He says the last two years have been challenging. He also says they have been really, really amazing. He places the crash in Banff on August 27, 2023. He was riding with five or six athletes on a beautiful day. The ride ended with a crash that broke bones and left him bleeding. Todd keeps the telling plain instead of dramatic. He wants listeners to understand what those two years have actually held. A text from a friend later pushed the story in a new direction. The friend suggested he should pull out of Challenge Roth. Todd admits that message bothered him at first. Then he looked at the reality of his fitness. He decided he could not do the race as things stood. He went to bed planning to email the race director and withdraw. The next morning, he chose a different path. Instead of sending the email, he opened his laptop and started planning a comeback. He asked what training would have to look like to be ready for Roth on July 10, 2024. He pulled out the planning framework he uses with athletes. He walked through the long-run, long-ride, and six-month build pieces, and he says it only took about 15 minutes. He closes by pointing listeners toward the same kind of forward motion, with a free triathlon guide, a hand-slap signoff, and the reminder to keep showing up.

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A recovery story that turns a crash into a practical reminder to keep moving.

Two years after a bike crash in Banff, Todd frames the milestone as a plain recovery check-in. He revisits the crash, the long stretch after it, and the message about Challenge Roth that forced him to confront where his fitness really stood.

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A crash, a Roth doubt, and the morning the comeback plan took over.

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