#263 - Ironman Texas Recap/Review - What We Learned

Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

Mike Tarrolly

Ironman, Nutrition, Triathlon, Podcast, Fitness, Swimming, Training, Coaching, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 724 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Crushing Iron had 9 athletes racing and Coach Robbie was on site for Ironman Texas 2019. Today, he shares his thoughts on the venue and experience along with getting into what you need to know if you want to race Ironman Texas. Last year was known for fast racing and drafting on the bike, but this year was much different. The best parts of Ironman Texas, including spectator tips and racing strategies.

Ironman Texas - The Venue
Why Coach Robbie was blown away
2018 was an anomaly
More Kona slots and very competitive
The Woodlands is beautiful
The Swim Start Vibe and Accessibility
Super Spectator Friendly Swim
T1 breakout
Bike Course with “Drafting” Image
Changes on the bike this year
Headwind in your face
The Walking Dead
Ironman Tracker was . . . on point
Run Course
Perfect for spectating
What you need to prepare for
Sunny or Shade?
Do you get breeze?
Lunch and Dinner on the run course
Tons of places to hang on the lawn
The Finish Line
Starky and Ryf on the red carpet at midnight
The two hardest things about this race
Why this race is great for your Summer

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0:00.0	I had a very different view of what I was going to experience at Iron Man, Texas, with the venue.
0:06.0	And it wasn't anything that I just kind of overly researched.
0:09.0	It was just what I kind of pictured the course in the venue being like.
0:13.8	And I got to tell you, I was not just pleasantly surprised, but I was kind of blown away.
0:20.0	Yeah. just pleasantly surprised, but I was kind of blown away.
0:30.9	Welcome home. Welcome back from Iron Man, Texas, my name. Welcome back. Thank you. It is Monday. It's still April, April 29th, 2019. Thank you for joining us. Crushing Iron
0:40.2	podcast. What are we? Episode 263, 264? Yeah, 263, man.
0:47.4	We go, 263. And yeah, welcome back. Thank you for joining us. We come to you every Monday and
0:54.1	Thursday. We're all over the place.
0:56.7	And yes, I was at Iron Man, Texas, this last weekend. And I returned home yesterday and back at it today with another big, we have a big week here for our athletes, well, all over, racing, all over the place virginia 70.3 st. George 70.3
1:15.6	and we have our first actual tri camp here in Nashville that starts on Wednesday so not much
1:21.4	downtime but hey you know I wouldn't have any other way excited to have everyone come in town we'll
1:26.5	have that from Wednesday to Sunday and then kind of a what's considered a down week i guess with not much
1:32.6	action and then we'll be at chattanooga 70.3 with about 45 to 50 of our athletes and then families
1:41.2	and friends and spectators alike ready to have fun, and you went one of our favorite cities.
1:48.3	Yep.
1:49.4	The Crossing Iron Podcasts, if you haven't listened before, we're all about figuring out ways to be happy and healthy in the sport and find more fitness and mental health and happiness in general.
2:03.6	And we could all use a little help with the mental health aspect.
2:06.2	But yeah, check us out on iTunes.
2:08.2	The biggest favor you could definitely do is subscribe, leave us a review, let us know your
2:11.9	thoughts.
2:12.9	Dig back into the archives.
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