Thank you buddy, really appreciate your kind comments. Most definitely the calm before the storm. I always find those moments incredibly interesting from a psychological perspective, it’s always interesting to see how people react and what systems they’ve developed and put in place in order to micromanage their stress levels, anxiety etc.
Thank you so much! You’re completely right, it’s incredible there & I swear that this year was the busiest it’s been and it was hammering it down 🌧️☔️ Incredible to witness and be apart of!
@@RecoveryLabTV Yeah it really looked it! I am hoping to give one a go one day. I have had a lot of injuries which have hindered my fitness (ACL inflammation, sprained ankle twice,etc). Hoping that once I have worked on fitness and injury recovery that I can start doing races, Ironmans and more!
@@RecoveryLabTV I initially had an ACL inflammation injury from running. Went to a Physio and it was because I pulled my hamstring years ago and never got it up to strength compared to my other leg. So now working on that. In terms of the ankle, I did this playing football, any advice on recovery for that / working on improving the strength of my ankle? 😃
@@willemhaifetz-chen1588 well done buddy! Great job 👏🏼 I haven’t had the pleasure of ROTH but it’s definitely on the “to-do list” 😅 Which others have you completed?
@@RecoveryLabTV Well the Roth bike course is super fast and every year together with the government they take away any minor obstruction, slight bump or little unevenness -> absolutely great bike course. High speed.
Congrats man!! I want to do this next year, as Ironman ireland may not be returning. In training, how fast were you able to do the swim bike and run ??
Thank you buddy! It's a real shame about Ireland as it was a great race and the atmosphere was equally as great! Hopefully it returns soon in some format. In regards to my training, I'm usually a 1:10 distance swimmer, 6:30 bike and the run is usually my weakest so I tend to run at a 6:30 min/km pace. This year in the build up to this I completed my first continuous triple Ironman, so did a lot of zone 2 pace work. I only had 6 weeks to prepare for Ironman Wales so didn't have the opportunity to add much pace development work, only 4 weeks really. In a normal Ironman programme there would be much more race specific development. Will this be your first Ironman next year?
@@na-dk9vm let me know if you have any questions, need a Coach or a programme. Happy to help! 🤙🏼 Yeah I swim 3,800m in 1hr 10 minutes. What’s your training history / background?
Brilliant video, one that brings back the amazing feeling of the place - especially the calmness in transition before it all kicked off
Thank you buddy, really appreciate your kind comments.
Most definitely the calm before the storm. I always find those moments incredibly interesting from a psychological perspective, it’s always interesting to see how people react and what systems they’ve developed and put in place in order to micromanage their stress levels, anxiety etc.
Great stuff Chris congratulations. The crowd support in Tenby & elsewhere takes your breath away, it really has to be seen to be believed.
Thank you so much! You’re completely right, it’s incredible there & I swear that this year was the busiest it’s been and it was hammering it down 🌧️☔️ Incredible to witness and be apart of!
Great video - IM Wales 2024 was my first (and probably last) - great account of the day.
Thank you 🙏🏼 Huge Congratulations on completing your first Ironman! How did you find it?
Great vid and congrats on completing the Ironman! Crowd support looks amazing and Tenby is stunning too!
Thank you so much 🙏🏼 Honestly, Ironman Wales is incredible 🤩 Have you ever done it or thought about giving it ago?
@@RecoveryLabTV Yeah it really looked it! I am hoping to give one a go one day. I have had a lot of injuries which have hindered my fitness (ACL inflammation, sprained ankle twice,etc). Hoping that once I have worked on fitness and injury recovery that I can start doing races, Ironmans and more!
@@Sheppey10 So sorry to hear about your injuries… How did you sustain them? Happy to help if you’re at a loss and need some help!
@@RecoveryLabTV I initially had an ACL inflammation injury from running. Went to a Physio and it was because I pulled my hamstring years ago and never got it up to strength compared to my other leg. So now working on that. In terms of the ankle, I did this playing football, any advice on recovery for that / working on improving the strength of my ankle? 😃
@@Sheppey10 what did you actually injure in your ankle? How’s the ACL / Hamstring recovery going?
Love you mate
@@geraintthomas7869 thank you so much for your support as always my friend!! Sooo good to see you the other day, I hope you’ve had a lovely day 🤗
Tenby is the best place to do an Ironman on the planet. Thanks for the footage, brought the feels right back 👍
@@jameswestgate416 incredible isn’t it!! Soooo good! Hope to see you there sometime soon 🤙🏼
I was just in Tenby, lovely place. 4 time ironman here, ROTH is nr 1 by far.
@@willemhaifetz-chen1588 well done buddy! Great job 👏🏼 I haven’t had the pleasure of ROTH but it’s definitely on the “to-do list” 😅 Which others have you completed?
@@RecoveryLabTV Frankfurt, Zurich and Roth twice. 5th time I failed Frankfurt 2nd time (too many wheel spokes broke) -> planning next year again.
@@RecoveryLabTV Well the Roth bike course is super fast and every year together with the government they take away any minor obstruction, slight bump or little unevenness -> absolutely great bike course. High speed.
What a day. Congratulations 🎉🎉 It was a pleasure to cheer you all on 👌
Thank you for all of your support! I hope you had an incredible weekend 🤩🥳 What’s your next up and coming season look like?
Wot a amazing day it is I done long course weekend and I love it every year well done for year event keep up the great work you doing amazing
Thank you so much & likewise!! 👏🏼 What events are you looking at completing next year?
@@RecoveryLabTV am doing Newport full marathon Tenby long course the 1 point 2 swim a 112 miles bike ride and a full marathon
Congrats man!! I want to do this next year, as Ironman ireland may not be returning.
In training, how fast were you able to do the swim bike and run ??
Thank you buddy! It's a real shame about Ireland as it was a great race and the atmosphere was equally as great! Hopefully it returns soon in some format.
In regards to my training, I'm usually a 1:10 distance swimmer, 6:30 bike and the run is usually my weakest so I tend to run at a 6:30 min/km pace. This year in the build up to this I completed my first continuous triple Ironman, so did a lot of zone 2 pace work. I only had 6 weeks to prepare for Ironman Wales so didn't have the opportunity to add much pace development work, only 4 weeks really. In a normal Ironman programme there would be much more race specific development.
Will this be your first Ironman next year?
@@RecoveryLabTV yes this would be my first. You swim 3.8km in 1.10??
@@na-dk9vm let me know if you have any questions, need a Coach or a programme. Happy to help! 🤙🏼
Yeah I swim 3,800m in 1hr 10 minutes.
What’s your training history / background?
@@RecoveryLabTV that's serious speed! I did an olympic distance triathlon in may, first triathlon. The swim took me 45 mins for a 1500m swim
@@na-dk9vm that’s a great starting place though so don’t knock yourself! 👏🏼 How did you find it? Which race was it?
Looks like a hilly cycle
Super hilly but the crowds are amazing and give you the strength to make every climb 😍🤩