An Ironman is a long day, that is for sure.  Even the best are out there for at least 8hrs.  Most seem to come in around 10-14, then the survival group, out there exercising for 15+ hours.  It’s next to impossible to account for everything that’s going to happen on race day when you’re dealing with that amount of time.  Even 8 hours is a ridiculously long training day. Here are some things to ponder.

Hunger at mile 90 of the bike, what should I do?  Getting hungry at mile 90 of the bike is not a good sign, it generally means you’ve undershot your calorie intake and have some catching up to do.  How are you going to do that before getting off your bike and running a  marathon?  Answer: slow down so your heart rate lowers and you can digest properly, take in a bunch of food and gradually get the pace back up.  Ideally you would catch that problem before mile 90 as it can often be hard to eat at that point of a race.

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