Some of the most successful athletes I’ve coached followed remarkably simple programmes. Not because we couldn’t make them more complex, but because there was no need.

I believe the real answer is everyone standing on that start line on race morning. Those athletes are the lucky few.

We can't swim the laps, push the pedals or run the kilometres. We can't get you out of bed on a cold morning or make you repeat the same unglamorous work week after week. That part belongs to you.