Gordo's Guide to Going Long - Part Two

Key Workouts, Bike Strategy & Fitness Requirements

Now that we’ve discussed The Basics, I want to provide you with the “why” behind the race simulation sessions we’ve scheduled in your annual planner.

The table of contents from the Second Edition of Going Long. For a road map of the journey to come please see this post on X.

Today, we’re going to run through each sport (swim, bike and run) then discuss the difference between Tempo and Ironman fitness.

Along the way, I’ll show you how to build a bike pacing strategy for your event and construct your specific bike simulation workouts.

In the sport-specific sections, I’m going to lay out key sessions you should complete to experience the difference between Tempo and Ironman fitness. These sessions build towards to the Best Workout for Ironman we introduced in Part One.

In this article we explore:

• Swim Training including the 5x 1,000 Swim Set

• Bike Training including a course-specific case study and a comparison between flat and hilly courses

• Run Training

• Why & When Tempo Endurance Fails