ROAD TO KONA 🌺(Can I defend my title?)
Summary
TLDREl atleta comparte su experiencia reciente, hablando sobre su entrenamiento de natación, la temporada actual y los desafíos que ha enfrentado. Reflexiona sobre las carreras pasadas, incluyendo un segundo lugar en Vittoria y una victoria en Londres, lo que aumentó su confianza. Destaca la importancia de equilibrar su vida personal con su carrera deportiva, y cómo maneja las altas expectativas antes de competiciones importantes como Kona. Aunque siente presión, se enfoca en disfrutar el proceso de entrenamiento, rodeado de un gran equipo, y en hacer lo básico a un nivel excepcional.
Takeaways
- 🏊♂️ Se menciona que la sesión de natación fue decente, completando 6K en 1 hora y 20 minutos.
- 🏅 El atleta expresó satisfacción con su temporada, especialmente después de ganar en Londres.
- 📉 Se reconoce que en años anteriores, su forma no se mantuvo alta a lo largo de toda la temporada.
- 🚴♂️ Se destaca la importancia de la planificación y el equilibrio entre el rendimiento deportivo y la vida personal.
- 🤔 A pesar de no estar del todo satisfecho con sus rendimientos en algunas competencias, el atleta acepta sus resultados y se centra en la mejora mental.
- 🏃♂️ Se destaca la mejora en la gestión mental durante las carreras, incluso cuando el rendimiento no es óptimo.
- 🤕 En Vittoria, el atleta enfrentó desafíos físicos, incluyendo una penalización durante la etapa de ciclismo.
- 🏆 La victoria en Londres proporcionó una mayor confianza y validó su nivel de competencia en distancias medias.
- 😌 El atleta expresó ansiedad antes de Londres debido a una lesión reciente en el muslo, pero logró superarla.
- 🏞️ Se describe el enfoque en disfrutar del proceso de entrenamiento y la vida simple en Hawái antes de las próximas competencias.
- 🌟 Aunque el atleta siente la presión de rendir bien en Kona, su victoria en Londres le ha ayudado a cambiar su enfoque y disfrutar de la competencia.
Q & A
¿Cómo fue su entrenamiento de natación esta mañana?
-El entrenamiento de natación fue decente, nadaron 6 kilómetros en 1 hora y 20 minutos, lo cual consideran un entrenamiento decente.
¿Qué le pareció la sesión de natación con palas y palas de remo?
-La sesión no fue su favorita, ya que tuvieron que nadar 3.8 kilómetros seguidos en el medio de la misma con palas y palas de remo.
¿Qué opina sobre su temporada deportiva hasta ahora?
-La última carrera, en especial su victoria en Londres, lo ha dejado más feliz, aunque reconoce que no está contento con sus rendimientos en Miami, Singapur o Vitoria.
¿Cómo timingea su forma física a lo largo de la temporada?
-Siente que han mejorado el timing de su forma física en comparación con el año anterior, buscando estar en forma para la segunda mitad de la temporada.
¿Por qué no puede mantener su máximo rendimiento durante todo el año?
-Expresa que no es un atleta que pueda mantenerse en su mejor forma durante todo el año, prefiriendo centrarse en dar su máximo en dos o tres meses al año y mantener un equilibrio en su vida.
¿Cómo maneja mentalmente las carreras después de no sentirse bien físicamente?
-Ha mejorado en cómo se enfrenta mentalmente a las carreras, incluso cuando no se siente bien, como fue el caso en Vittoria, donde terminó segundo a pesar de no sentirse bien.
¿Cómo se sintió antes de la carrera de Londres?
-Se sintió nervioso antes de Londres debido a un calambre en el muslo que había sufrido en Vitoria, lo cual era una preocupación ya que era el mismo muslo que había roto el año anterior.
¿Qué significó para él el haber ganado en Londres?
-La victoria en Londres le dio confianza y validó su nivel, no solo en Ironman sino también en el T100, donde se considera que compiten los mejores.
¿Qué planes tiene para los próximos meses antes de las carreras en Ibiza y Kona?
-Planea disfrutar del entrenamiento con su grupo en Ibiza y luego pasar tres semanas en Kona antes de la carrera, manteniéndose en un ambiente de rendimiento y disfrutando de la vida simple.
¿Siente presión para desempeñarse bien en Kona este año?
-Antes de Londres, sí sentía presión, pero la victoria lo ayudó a cambiar su enfoque, ya que ahora se siente validado y contento con su carrera, por lo que está más relajado y quiere disfrutar del proceso.
Outlines
🏊♂️ Entrenamiento y satisfacción con la temporada
El atleta reflexiona sobre su entrenamiento de natación matutino, donde completó 6 kilómetros en 1 hora y 20 minutos, lo que considera un entrenamiento decente aunque no su sesión favorita. Destaca la realización de 3.8 kilómetros seguidos con palas y paletas, y su estado actual satisfactorio. Se pregunta sobre su satisfacción con la temporada, a lo que responde que su último evento, una victoria en Londres, lo ha dejado más feliz. Expresa su felicidad por la forma en que se ha programado su forma física a lo largo de la temporada, en contraste con el año anterior, donde sintió que no estaba lo suficientemente en forma para la segunda mitad de la temporada. A pesar de esto, ganó el campeonato del mundo. Esta vez, cree que ha mejorado la programación. Reconoce que no puede mantener su mejor forma física durante todo el año y que prefiere un enfoque más selectivo en su entrenamiento para mantener un equilibrio en su vida personal. Acepta que no estaba satisfecho con sus rendimientos en algunas competencias, pero está contento con la forma en que ha manejado mentalmente las carreras, especialmente después de un problema físico en Vittoria. Finalmente, se muestra optimista y confiado en su próxima competencia en Londres, donde su mejor desempeño en la mitad de la distancia o serie T00 demuestra que su entrenamiento es correcto.
🤔 Inseguridad y preparación para Londres
El atleta describe su preparación para la competencia en Londres, donde se sintió inseguro debido a un contratiempo en su muslo posterior en Vittoria, que le impidió correr como quería, especialmente hacia el final de la maratón. Expone que se sometió a un ultrasonido y se descubrió una hematoma, pero no una lesión, lo que generó incertidumbre. A pesar de haber realizado entrenamientos efectivos antes de Vittoria y haber alcanzado un nivel óptimo en la carrera, la incertidumbre persistió. Se menciona su estrés por la comparación con otros atletas en términos de volumen de entrenamiento y cómo esto lo hizo cuestionar su nivel de preparación. Relata una experiencia personal con su padre dos días antes de la competencia, donde se cuestionó su preparación física. Afirma su honestidad y transparencia en compartir su experiencia, tanto en los buenos como en los malos momentos, y cómo esto refleja la naturaleza humana y la variabilidad en el rendimiento deportivo. Finalmente, habla sobre la evolución del deporte, la densidad de las competencias y cómo esto ha llevado a un aumento en la velocidad en las T100, lo que él ve como un catalizador para su mejor desempeño en Ironman.
🏆 Presión y expectativas para Kona
El atleta reflexiona sobre la presión y las expectativas que siente hacia la competencia en Kona. Expresa que antes de la competencia en Londres, se sentía presionado, pero la victoria allí lo ayudó a cambiar su enfoque mental. Se siente validado por su éxito en eventos T100 y Ironman, y aunque tiene deseos de ganar en Kona, no siente que tenga nada que probar. Describe su satisfacción con su carrera y cómo su enfoque ahora es disfrutar del proceso, especialmente en eventos como los campeonatos mundiales y en Kona. Se muestra complacido con su logro de ser uno de los pocos atletas que han ganado un T100 y un campeonato del mundo de Ironman, y aunque sigue buscando la victoria, está contento con su trayectoria y está listo para disfrutar de la experiencia en Kona, donde planea entrenar en un 'pequeño burbuja de rendimiento' y disfrutar de la vida simple en Hawái.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Nadar
💡Entrenamiento
💡Temporada
💡Competición
💡Estado Mental
💡Victoria
💡Pérdida
💡Balancia
💡Objetivo
💡Confianza
Highlights
Swimming session of 6K in an hour and 20 minutes described as decent.
The swim included a 3.8K straight with pull and paddles.
Enjoyment of coffee and cake post-swim mentioned.
Reflection on the current season's performance, including a recent win in London.
Discussion on the importance of timing peak performance during the season.
Comparison of this year's season to last year's, noting improved timing.
Acknowledgment of the inability to maintain peak performance year-round.
Mental approach to races and the importance of balancing training with life outside of sports.
Acceptance of less-than-ideal performances in Miami, Singapore, and Vittoria.
Mental resilience shown in races despite not feeling well.
The significance of the London race win and its impact on confidence.
Pre-race nerves leading into London due to a calf issue.
Miscommunication regarding the severity of the calf injury.
The decision to share personal struggles and the desire to show authenticity.
The evolution of the sport and the importance of consistency in performance.
Plans for upcoming races in Ibiza and Kona, and the training focus.
Mental preparation and the desire to enjoy the training process leading to Kona.
The pressure to perform in Kona and the shift in mindset post-London win.
Transcripts
- How was your swim this morning ?
- Swim was okay
yeah we did 6K in an hour and 20 so decent,
decent session.
Not the favorite session
though we did 3.8k straight 3.8k in the middle of it
with pull and paddles.
Yeah I felt okay.
This is better though than the swim, coffee and cake.
- Are you happy with your season so far ?
Am I happy with my season so far,
it's a good question.
Definitely the last race has made me much happier.
Obviously, with the win in London,
it's difficult to say whether I'm happy or not happy with ...
I'm happy with how we're timing my shape this season.
Last year I was in great shape early on in the season
and then I felt like I didn't put in place the time I needed to really get fit enough
for the back half of the season.
That being said, obviously we still won the world champs.
And this year I feel like we've timed it all much better.
I'm not an athlete who,
I can't stay at my very peak for a long time.
There's athletes that are great all year long
and I'm not one of them guys. I really ...
kind of try and time, let's say, my investment.
I can only really give myself 110% of the sport for
maybe two or three months a year.
That's just the way I go,
the way I like it, because I also like to have other things in my life,
to be able to travel a bit or see friends and yeah,
I guess have a balance and I think that's important to have a long career.
So I guess I'm not happy with my performances,
obviously in Miami and Singapore
or Vittoria, but
equally I kind of have to just accept that I went to them races knowing that I wasn't fit enough.
Vittoria was a bit different.
Leaning to Vittoria, I thought I was in good shape.
Yeah, the race, I just woke up not feeling great.
I just didn't have a great day.
And despite that, I came second so,
I mean, second without the penalty.
So there is one thing I'm really happy with this year
is kind of how I've dealt with races mentally.
To Miami, I felt terrible and I got to the end.
Singapore was a bit of a mystery.
I just really felt off and I was like vomiting
and I almost fainted when I stopped.
It might have been the heat, but yeah, that was
literally my body just told me to stop.
so yeah that was a DNF but
I mean I didn't have a choice
well in my eyes I didn't have a choice
I couldn't have got to the end,
And then Vittoria, obviously, I got the penalty during the bike
and that was a...
That was a real kind of mental battle to get to the end,
like setting off on the marathon, knowing that you're disqualified potentially
was really hard.
And, yeah, the whole day was a battle just because I didn't feel great.
So, yeah, I'm happy with that.
Then, obviously, London was.
London was great.
Now I feel confident
because that was my best performance over
the half distance or T00 series,
by quite some you know so it shows that the training is that we're doing is
is the right thing.
How did you feel leading into London ?
I'll tell you after this next mouthful of clafouti.
I was actually really nervous leading into London
because in Vittoria I'd pulled my calf
and that was one of the reasons why I couldn't run how I wanted to,
especially towards the end of the marathon.
And it's the same calf which I tore last year.
I think there was actually a bit of miscommunication.
A lot of people leaning into the T100 in London that I'd ripped my Calf again
but I hadn't
I just had it was kind of like seized out had a very big contraction
Maybe there was a bit of damage.
I did an ultrasound just before leaving to London
and I had the hematoma on the top here,
but we didn't find it a tear as such.
But it's rare to have hematoma without there being something maybe underneath.
So, yeah, I wasn't confident at all.
I didn't run. I kept trying.
So I think I ran two times, 30 minutes,
leaned into London
and that was like the Thursday and the Friday,
I think, or the Thursday and the Saturday before the race.
But equally before Vittoria, I put in some good work
and I think I was at my best ever level running.
So it was a real question mark and a mystery, I guess.
And then also one of the reasons why I was kind of
stressed about London was because I wasn't obviously, after an Ironman.
You can't really train that much.
I had to recover. So the volume, effectively, in my whole CTL was quite low leading into London.
And then obviously you see all the other athletes there at the hotel
and you see how much they're training, et cetera,
and you start to question kind of it, you start to question how fit you are.
Yeah, I remember two days before the race,
I was with my dad in the room.
I was on the turbo and I was like,
I don't think, like, I don't think I'm fit enough to compete.
that's how I felt so.
And I don't know if that's me kind of unconsciously, subconsciously.
Not unconsciously subconsciously,
taking the pressure off myself or...
Yeah, I mean, as I said, a lot of people kind of think that I'm playing mind games in my calf and etc.
So that they can let me ride away.
But I think that's. That's a load of bollocks.
I think that I'm somebody who's very honest and like, I don't.
I kind of share my journey and everything that happens, the good, the Bad
and is a very honest point of view.
And yeah, equally, I'm not scared of showing when I fail
and when I'm really bad, which can be
how to say, it can be tough.
But yeah, I just want to show that we're not superhuman,
that we have good days, we have bad days, and especially more and more
so now that we're racing a lot.
And I think we've seen that, I mean, there's been four
four T100 races so far with four different winners.
So, yeah, it really shows
that sport's kind of evolving in the sense that when there's a series like
this now there's such a density and the margins are so fine
that like, if you have a bad day, you could come 8th
and that the next time that guy could win effectively.
So, yeah, it's good to see
the sport's really being pushed forward.
The speeds of the T100 are getting faster and faster.
And for me, I think that really helps me in my Ironman.
I feel like Ironman is the distance that I'm best at.
But that doing the t 100 really kind of pushes me,
makes me work on my weaknesses.
And then when I go to Ironman, I feel better. Yeah.
- What's next for you?
- What's next?
I'll probably finish this patisserie
and then
in the immediate future I'm going for a run this afternoon.
But no, what's next?
We got what,
by the time this video comes out, probably three* weeks to Ibiza
and six* to Kona.
So, yeah, this is the most important
bit in terms of training for Kona.
I mean, this is where this next six weeks
is where most of the work will be done.
And I'm just...
I just want to enjoy it you know,
we've got a great training group.
They're all over there because they don't want to be being interviewed,
but, yeah, we've got a great training group
with Arthur, my dad, Cenzino.
We've got James and Zach here also.
So the goal is just to enjoy this next six weeks, really,
as much as possible.
And, yeah, I mean, I'm confident, obviously, from my previous race
and we don't have to change too much.
I believe that, like,
you get to a very good level just by doing the basics extremely well.
That's our goal,
doing the basics as best as possible.
And then, yeah, then after Ibiza,
I go straight to Kona and we'll spend a three weeks there before the race
and we'll be in our little performance bubble and,
yeah, again, just enjoy training, enjoy a simple life,
enjoy some hawaiian coffee and
go into bed early, I guess.
- Do you feel a lot of pressure to perform in Kona this year?
- To be honest, if you were to ask me this question, like, before London,
I would have said yes, I do
Now this race has really helped me, actually.
It's really switched my mindset because
I felt like to win one of these races has kind of, like,
validated my level, not just in Ironman,
but also where the best guys race.
And I feel like it's a very elitist group
to the people that are Ironman world champion and that have won a T100 race.
There's only the Norwegians and Jan.
I feel like my, I feel like I'm happy with
what I've ticked off of my cv already.
I'm really happy with that and I'm content with that
and I'm content with my career and whatever happens next,
it's great, you know, I mean, it's not....
I've got a lot of years ahead of me and if I win Kona this year, great.
If I don't, it doesn't matter, you know, I mean,
of course I want to win and i'm going to do everything for that,
but, yeah, I mean, I've got nothing to prove, you know,
I've proven myself over the T100 and I've proven myself over Ironman.
So, yeah, I just want to. I just want to enjoy it, really now,
I really love to race world championships
and I really love to race in Kona.
So, yeah, I'm just going to go there
and as much as possible, enjoy, enjoy riding fast
and gritting my teeth for a marathon.
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