In the midst of all of this lengthy training and analysis, I have managed to squeeze in three events (keep en eye out for the next blog with details of the third of these!), which became more training sessions themselves rather than competitions (so no “taper” period beforehand!). Not only have these added hours to my training schedule, but they have also helped me learn a bit more about how I will feel on Ironman day itself, and to practice multi-sport events. For example, at the Monmouth Aquathlon (July 26th) and the Ocean Lava Middle Distance Triathlon (1st August), I got to experience a mass swim start and to swim in the open water in race conditions.