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EPISODE · Oct 15, 2025 · 1H 26M

The Road to Wilmington 70.3 - Training Reflections and Tri Prep Tips

from Afternoon Snack · host Meredith Root and Alex Parker

In this episode, we dive deep into Alex's training and prep for her second Half-Ironman. Wilmington 70.3 comes almost a year after Indian Wells 70.3 and offers an enormous opportunity for improvement. Some of the topics we discuss: Sustainability in training for long events Overcoming setbacks in the process Nutrition lessons and best practices Gear recommendations Advice for novice racers and a lot more! Follow along on October 25th as Alex takes on this challenge! -- You can support us on Patreon AND get access to members' only content by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠clicking here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you want to work with us, you can check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nutrition coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fitness programming⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we dive deep into Alex's training and prep for her second Half-Ironman. Wilmington 70.3 comes almost a year after Indian Wells 70.3 and offers an enormous opportunity for improvement. Some of the topics we discuss: Sustainability in training for long events Overcoming setbacks in the process Nutrition lessons and best practices Gear recommendations Advice for novice racers and a lot more! Follow along on October 25th as Alex takes on this challenge! -- You can support us on Patreon AND get access to members' only content by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠clicking here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you want to work with us, you can check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nutrition coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fitness programming⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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