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By Tom Bishop\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 14 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Since my race in Swansea, I\u2018ve spent some time planning the second half of my season. It\u2019s been quite a strange period, to be honest. I had a short break and then went straight into full training in preparation for some upcoming half-distances races.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I entered Challenge Sanremo, Ironman Venice 70.3 and Challenge Peguera, and have also been nominated for a wildcard at the US Open in Dallas<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Learning on the job<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I\u2019ve spent quite a bit of time reading and listening to podcasts, as well as reaching out to some triathletes who\u2019ve already made to progression from short-course racing to long course.<\/p>\n

David McNamee was especially a great help. We used to be housemates and he\u2019s someone I respect a great deal. Plus, I can\u2019t think of many who made the transition to long course better.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve also been fortunate to have the opportunity to train with Aaron Royle, who recently came third in the Canadian Open<\/a><\/strong>. That experience has been really insightful, as I really had no idea of the volume or intensity you had to train to be competitive.<\/p>\n

The truth is, I\u2019m used to short course training, which is very intensive and polarised in relative comparison. It\u2019s really struck me how patient you have to be in training for long-course races.<\/p>\n