How Michael Successfully Trained for His First Ironman While Working at Sea | Ep 562
Oxygenaddict Triathlon Podcast
What the Ironman Swim Felt Like
Michael discusses the five-at-a-time start, staying on the edges, sighting on markers, and finding the swim calmer than expected.
This week, Coach Rob talks with Team Oxygenaddict athlete Michael Mann, a first-time Ironman finisher at Ironman Barcelona 2025.
Michael works offshore on ships, typically four weeks at sea, four weeks at home.
Learn how he:
- Successfully trained for Ironman around such a demanding schedule
- How he built fitness with minimal equipment, and long gaps between sessions.
- Maximised his consistency in winter before his offshore rotations began.
- Adapted training at sea: using a turbo trainer in rough conditions, short runs in port, and prioritising key sessions.
- Developed fueling and pacing strategies that helped him ride and run within himself on race day.
Stayed calm during preparation and raceday, and why that mattered more than perfect training.
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