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I do have a coach, If I'm honest I don't know the theory behind it, he does explain stuff but I don't listen as he usually explains it when I've turned my brain off!
It's both a mental and physical toughness thing though, both accelerating fatigue, and having to get back on the bike and getting running when every part of you wants to stop is draining at first but after a while your mind gives up and muscle memory takes over and just goes...
Tapering has started, did a 33 minute 5k tonight, got a slow open water swim tomorrow, gentle 2hr bike on weds, another swim on Thursday and 2hr bike on Saturday. Which feels like a lot when I write it out but given that I've averaged over 15hrs a week on the bike alone for the last 3 weeks is a massive step down in exercise. We pick up again a little next week until Wednesday, then it's a massage, rest a bit of a course recce (swim the swim, drive the bike and walk/jog one lap of the run) and off I go!