#866 – Ironman Racing, Pacing, and Mentality

Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

Mike Tarrolly

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

4.7 • 724 Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

On the heels of our Ironman Wisconsin camp we dive deep into strategy, pacing and mentality. We talk about the Wisconsin bike course and why it’s so attractive, or daunting to people and how to solve the riddle. We also get into swimming and look at what races you need to train harder for. We look at how to pick the right race for you. How making smart decisions and fewer mistakes can be the difference in your PR. And we look at why you should never assume anything about a course or a race day.

Topics:

Our Ironman Wisconsin Camp
Ironman Wisconsin Bike Course Discussion
Honing your mental game
Making Smart Decisions
How to make fewer mistakes
The best races for stronger bikers
Challenges of training for Ironman Texas
Fast races present different problems
Setting time goals and how that can be a problem
Who performs better at Kona
Bike courses vs. Run Courses
Picking races that are right for you
When can you short your swim training?
Staying in overall ballpark triathlon shape
Fully commit and never assume
Should you tackle a full Ironman after your 70.3?

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0:00.0	All right.
0:03.0	All right.
0:20.6	Freshly off the C-26 Madison Camp.
0:24.4	Here we go.
0:25.0	Yeah, dude.
0:25.5	He survived.
0:26.4	Everybody survived.
0:27.4	Good old Madtown.
0:28.5	It is July 29th, the year, 2025.
0:32.2	Welcome to everybody.
0:33.4	You listen to the Crushing Iron Podcast.
0:35.0	This is episode 866.
0:37.5	It is. Yeah. And, uh, You listen to the crushing iron podcast. This is episode 866.
0:39.3	It is.
0:40.0	Yeah.
0:45.4	And, uh, yeah, I think, you know, you're asking about a topic and I really don't have one, but I just, I do know that I remember now.
0:48.3	I mean, I'm always reminded how challenging that bike course can be at times.
0:54.4	So. I don't know that I've ever heard anybody that's gone.
0:59.2	You know,
0:59.4	that eight ones that have ridden it.
1:01.2	Well, here's the funny thing is that, you know,
1:04.1	obviously like you guys were out there doing the full course and that course has been
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