Oxygenaddict Triathlon Podcast · Rob Wilby

How to Plan Your Best Triathlon Season Yet | Ep 565

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Rob says missed sessions should be done in order of priority, not stacked into a weekend catch-up.

1. Oxygen Addict Triathlon Podcast ep 565 focuses on triathlon season planning, race selection, travel, illness, and burnout management. 2. Coach Rob Wilby, from Team Oxygen Addict Triathlon Coaching, answers listener questions and points listeners to PrecisionFuel and Hydration and TeamOxygenAddict.com. 3. The episode asks what athletes should do with a race calendar, winter training consistency, and recovery so next season goes better. 4. Rob says athletes should enter and commit to races as soon as possible because many summer Ironman and 70.3 events sell out early. 5. He argues that a paid race entry creates a specific reason to train before work, at lunchtime, or after work. 6. For an A race, Rob recommends a B race or tune-up event about four to six weeks before the main event. 7. He gives examples such as a 70.3 before an Ironman or an Olympic-distance race before a 70.3. 8. He says his plans often use a race rehearsal weekend five weekends out, and he can replace it with a B race. 9. Rob advises keeping the lead-up to the A race focused, with at most one B race and no extra races in the final four to six weeks. 10. He suggests that more short races, such as sprint and Olympic events, fit better after the A race when fitness is still high. 11. Rob says race choice should reflect family schedule, race climate, and terrain, not just desire to sign up. 12. He specifically mentions Ironman Wales in September as difficult for UK athletes with children because it overlaps with school holidays. 13. He says hot races may require sauna work or hot baths after workouts as part of heat acclimation. 14. He says hilly races demand hilly preparation, and athletes who live in flat places like East Anglia need to plan travel to hillier courses. 15. For burnout or injury after a late-season finish, Rob recommends two weeks of downtime and ideally four weeks. 16. He prefers active recovery such as trail runs, mountain biking, gravel riding, lighter swimming, and open-water sessions over complete inactivity. 17. On travel weeks, he says athletes should choose hotels with usable gyms, train by heart rate when power readings differ, and accept perceived effort when needed. 18. His tone is practical and direct, with short answers, repeated priorities, and several references to coached athletes and TrainingPeaks. 19. Athletes planning Ironman, 70.3, or busy family schedules will get the most from this episode. 20. Athletes looking for race-day storytelling or deep physiology discussion can probably skip it.

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