James Walsh: Gravel Racing, Cycling Training & Nutrition, Lifting For Cyclists, KJ Deep Efforts

Big thanks to James for taking the time to chat about a ton of cycling training and racing.

His palmarès are wide and varied:

Raced Dirty Kanza / Unbound Gravel twice and finished 20th overall in 2019
and 21st 2018; finished 3rd in the 40-44 AG both times.

SBT GRVL 2019: 21st overall and 2nd in 40+

Won an Xterra (offroad triathlon)
Won an AG world championship
Competed in the Ironman and 70.3 World Championships

Won XC and CX California state championships and a bunch of endurance MTB races.

Done a lot of ultrarunning (running is probably his best "natural" sport).

Podcast Topics Include:

Marathon
Xterra
Checking the boxes and moving on to the next thing
World Championships and State Championships
German Triathlon Training with DIRK
Ultra Running
Gravel Racing
VO2Max Training
How To Race Faster People
Gravel Worlds
SBT Gravel
Dirty Kanza aka Unbound Gravel
KJ deep Intervals
Cracking the top 10 at a big race
Nutrition
Gels and Pizza and Gas Station Food
Not overthinking the race. HAVE FUN
Recovery Shakes?
Lifting Weights for Cycling, Injury Prevention, and Human Health
Placing lifts around races
CONSISTENCY
4 x 10m
Gravel Race Tips
Small thing that has a big impact in your training?
Favorite intervals?
Race routine?
Best tips for newer cyclists and also cat1-2
Diet. Evolution of your nutrition

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