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Build the base before the hero workout

January heroics do not survive a June Olympic. The men who arrive at Boston and Hyannis with a calm first 20 minutes have months of ordinary aerobic work behind them. That work looks boring: steady swims, rides in zone 2, runs you could repeat tomorrow.

Three months out, add one harder session per sport, not three. A threshold bike set, a pace run, and a swim with send-offs is enough. The rest of the week stays conversational.