David Nicholls is an age-group triathlete from the UK who recently qualified for Kona. He shares how he achieved this goal by being smarter, paying more attention to detail, and therefore getting the most out of his crunched-for-time training budget    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -How David changed his approach to nutrition completely, which he attributes as the main reason for his success.  -Improving your knowledge base and becoming smarter in all aspects of the sport through dedicated research -How David structured his training in general, and his swim, bike and run training specifically -The importance strength training and sleep and recovery had for him -How he managed to get his training done around a busy job and having a baby in the family -Improving  -David's top tip for age-groupers in general, and those wanting to qualify for Kona.   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts130/   THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE: www.thattriathlonshow.com   SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free! https://www.precisionhydration.com/pages/triathlon.html?source=thattriathlonshow LINKS AND RESOURCES: * Race-day fueling and The Core Diet with Jesse Kropelnicki | EP#40 * The Triathlete's Strength Training Formula | EP#81 * What Olympic swimmers REALLY eat - video recommended by David RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/   CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Twitter - my handle is@SciTriat.