A planned, rehearsed, smooth, seamless muscle, mental, and emotional handover is key. ![]() ![]() The three very distinctive disciplines demand different efforts and muscles involved, and it is crucial to know and understand how to move from swimming to biking to running, from mainly upper body to lower body muscle involvement. A well-kept secret when Ironman competitors train is that most athletes fail to prepare the TRANSITIONS between the different sport components. You guessed it right, it is called 140.6 due to the (insane) sum in miles of distances involved in the race. We are talking about a 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.25 km) bicycle ride and a marathon 26.22-mile (42.20 km, a Marathon!) run, raced in that order. ![]() ![]() The IRONMAN 140.6 Triathlon is arguably one of the most fascinating and challenging races an athlete can do.
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