Hey there,,

Kona is calling.

This October, IM8 Global Athlete Ambassador & Ironman World Champion, Lucy Charles-Barclay, returns to the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii — and right now, she's deep in a training block: 6 weeks of consistent, focused work at Club La Santa in Lanzarote, with the goal to show up in Kona and win, again.

The mission of this block? Heat. Kona is one of the most extreme race environments in sport, so with fitness already high at this point in the season, everything is built around heat tolerance — gradually increasing the heat sessions as her body adapts.

Here's what a typical week looks like:

MONDAY 7–9am — Swim 11am–12pm — Run 3–4pm — Strength

TUESDAY 9–10:30am — Hard run 1–3pm — Aerobic swim 5–6pm — Bike (heat session)

WEDNESDAY 7–9am — Swim 11am–3pm — Bike 5–6pm — Strength

THURSDAY 8–9am — Run 11am–1pm — Swim 3–5pm — Bike (heat session)

FRIDAY 7–9am — Swim 11am–12pm — Strength 2–4pm — Bike (heat session)

SATURDAY 9–11am — Run 2–3pm — Easy swim

SUNDAY 9am–3pm — Long bike ride

Three sports. Twenty sessions. Up to six hours a day — in the heat, on purpose.

Training at that volume only works if the recovery keeps up. That's where nutrition stops being a detail and becomes the difference. As an IM8 Global Athlete Ambassador, Lucy builds her days on Daily Ultimate Essentials Pro — the daily foundation that helps her absorb this workload. Science-backed, NSF Certified for Sport, rigorously tested for 280 banned substances, and trusted at the very top of world sport.

In Lucy's own words:

"I've spent my whole career obsessing over the details — what I eat, when I sleep, how I recover. IM8 is built around the same belief: that performance is a stack of tiny disciplines done well, every day."

Her go-to? Daily Ultimate Essentials Pro in Açaí & Mixed Berries — 90 science-backed ingredients in a single sachet, and Lucy's favourite flavour.

You may not be racing Kona. But your body deserves the same standard.

Take the nutrition trusted by the world's best.

Go get it, Lucy. 🌺

The IM8 Team

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