My guest today is Fraser Minnican, he’s a former international-level swimmer, husband & tri-athlete who recently became champion of Iron Man Portugal in October of 2024
Time stamped chapter & subtopic list
00:01:26 Fraser’s Background, Upbringing & Time At University - Swimming At An International Level
- What Fraser’s upbringing was like outside of his swimming endeavours
- The influence his father had on his sporting career
- If he enjoyed an upbringing heavily centred around sport
- Why he decided to quit swimming at the national level
- Why he prioritised his degree over his swimming career
- How It Felt To Tell His Dad He Was Retiring From Swimming
00:28:56 Life After Swimming & Finding Iron Man
- How Many Races A Year Fraser Believes Is Optimal For Him
00:46:54 A Championship Winning Season
- How he struggled for motivation mid season
- What was different to the season before?
- His surprise at running a 2:50 marathon at the end of an Ironman
- Running 4:03 /Kms at Portugal
- Where his mind goes during the race
- His unconventional approach to nutrition last season
- His surprising fear of Open Water swimming
- Done with the chaos during a race dealing with
- Why Fraser carries out complex long division during a race
- Why long division was able to keep Fraser relaxed during the race
- The importance of presence during race Inc Hyrox
1:15:34 Social Media
- The Potential Impact Social Media has on performance
- Why Fraser doesn't like social media
- How social media can inspire beginners
- Why Fraser feels uncomfortable talking about his achievements
- Why he doesn't let people he doesn't know follow him on Strava
- Whether it's ok to post your coaches programming on your socials
- The reason I post my workouts to social media
01:27:52 Heart Rate Zones in Training & Competition
- Which heart rate zones you predominantly work in during an Ironman
- The advantages of a large aerobic swimming base
- 4x4 threshold sessions
01:40:30 Fraser’s Training
- What preseason training looks like
- Trail running importance
- Why Strava might be harming your pre/off-season
01:47:41 Being coached by Joel Jameson
- How he met Joel Jameson
- What Joel would say about Fraser if he wasn't in the room
- What makes a good coach
01:54:37 Nutrition & Carbohydrates
02:05:31 Audience questions
- How he found transitioning from swimming to tri
- Frasers biggest influences
- Barrows long list of athletes
- Kmc discount
- Motivation to train while working full time
- Go to prehab and mobility exercises
- The pinnacle for him in achievements
- Why? Why training? Why? Competing for enjoyment will likely make you perform better
- What a peak training week looks like
- What is a brick session and how Fraser trains them
02:27:36 Future plans, his wife & Fraser’s contact details
02:32:23 Fraser’s self reflection questions
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