#512 – Ironman Wisconsin 2021 Recap

Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

Mike Tarrolly

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

4.7 • 724 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

It was a long time coming, but Ironman Wisconsin was back in full force. We were once again reminded that IRONMAN IS HARD and it’s easy to take that for granted. We look at the 2 loop swim, the difficult bike course and the second loop of the run. We talk about great memories, dealing with DNFs and how to get your mental game right for these races.

Topics:

Rusty Spectator Skills
Long time coming
First time back at IMWI in 2 years
More emotions
People forget how difficult Ironman is
The ironman business
Mass Starts
Hedging your emotions
Taking the distance for granted
Highlighting the cracks in your training
Mental Preparation
2 Loop Swim
How to get in the focus zone
The illusion of rolling starts
How to deal with a DNF
Give yourself credit
The straight up reality checks
The mental game
A recipe for disaster
Putting our well being above it all
You can’t have any cracks
Great memories
The magic of the finish line

Transcript

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0:00.0	and here we go the question down down down pio hey and here we go the crushing iron podcast is back
0:19.9	welcome back i would say welcome back. Our two are listeners. It is Wednesday, September 15th, 2021. Welcome aboard. We are again at two different places. You are in the marvelous city of Paducah, Kentucky. I am back in Chattanooga at the Hub. We were traveling last week, so we are definitely a little bit behind schedule.
0:42.2	We traditionally come to Mondays and Thursdays.
0:44.0	This might be the latest we've ever gone in a week.
0:45.7	Today's Wednesday.
0:46.5	I don't know that we've ever pushed this far back in a week.
0:49.3	Do you?
0:49.9	Yeah, I think we have once.
0:51.3	We have once.
0:52.0	Yeah, well, you know, I might as well make it twice.
0:53.5	Who knows? But the most important thing is we come to you twice a week.
0:58.2	So, hey, you are in Paducah.
1:00.6	You're back today, right?
1:02.0	Yeah, coming back today.
1:03.4	Are you anxious to be back in Chattanooga, which is hosting the big Iron Man here next weekend?
1:09.0	Yeah, dude. the the big Ironman here next weekend. Dude.
1:13.6	Not you're putting any pressure on you because you're racing, but still.
1:16.7	Yeah, I just, man, yeah.
1:22.3	This last weekend, like, ramped up my anxious level about 10 times.
1:24.8	Oh, well, we were, we respect to any,
1:26.2	we're expecting an Ironman, Wisconsin. I know that we'll look at here in a minute.
1:27.8	But before we get rock and rolling again, like we said, September 15th,
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