The Half Iron Man is here, and the Fat Pad guys are feeling it. Charles and Fat Pad are counting down to race week in Michigan, staring down the hardest part of the season, and getting brutally honest about what it’s going to take to finish strong without blowing up on the bike or falling apart on the run.This episode is part race prep, part reality check, and part accountability session. The weight loss updates are massive, the training talk gets specific, and the stakes are suddenly very real as both hosts head into the final stretch before the big day.You'll hear them break down: why the bike is the make-or-break leghow brick workouts are changing what race day might look likethe exact pacing, heart rate, and finishing time goals they’re aiming forwhat they’re changing with sleep, calories, logging, and fuelingwhy one of us is ready to “lock in” after the race and start the redemption tourThey also get into the grind behind the progress - from food tracking and calorie deficits to swim, bike, and run strategy, wetsuit talk, open-water nerves, and whether Zwift and off-season training are about to become a bigger part of the plan. And because this is Fat Pad, it’s not all race talk. There’s also a proper weigh-in showdown, a few brutal truths about eating habits, some unexpected restaurant confessions, and a side quest into NFL chaos, Bears optimism, and the kind of trash talk that only happens when two guys have been doing this together for years.If you’re chasing a big fitness goal, trying to get back on track, or just want to hear two friends figure out how to suffer faster, this one hits. Race week energy, honest accountability, and a reminder that the work you do every day is what actually decides what happens on the line.
