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10 WAYS TO SMASH A DUATHLON

01 GO LONG TO GO SHORT

Going over the race distance in your training can really help to make the race day feel like a short workout. Including lower-intensity, endurancefocused sessions that are 30-40% longer than race distance are perfect for this. These workouts can form the basis of your longer weekend routines and, where possible, try to simulate the terrain and elevation you expect on race day.

02 MIX UP YOUR RUN SESSIONS

There’s no getting away from it that duathlon requires you to be run fit in order to race well,

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