One hundred and eighty kilometres. Some 112 miles. Just the 180,000 metres. The distance from London to Norwich. However you wrap it up, the Ironman bike leg is a rather long way and possibly the chief concern of newcomers to long-distance racing.
Thankfully, with the right planning, prep and informed training, those pre-race nerves can be soothed and you can enter T2 feeling (relatively!) fresh for the marathon run, which we’ll be focusing on next issue. That’s why we’ve collected together some of the best, most experienced triathletes, plus recent newcomers to 226km racing, to hear their essential advice on facing that second-discipline iron challenge.
From training to nutrition, tech to finding a happy lifestyle balance without waving goodbye to your pub-bound friends for a year, we hope to soothe…