ironman mont tremblant

26 Jul 2023

Say Good Bye to the Pre Race Jitters!

It is time. It is Race Week. You are at the venue and ready to “ROCK THE SHIT” out of your race. Let me break down your week for you.

You are TWO days from your Ironman Triathlon!

You are excited, hanging at the Expo and grabbing your Ironman Branded Gear. You start hearing what people say about their training and how many miles they have taken. You head back to the hotel. You get your T1 and T2 gear ready. The bike is prepared. You sit with more athletes at dinner. They talk about the “war” stories of how much training they did. They pull out their phone to look at their data. You observe.

You are ONE day from your Ironman Triathlon!

You eat a LARGE breakfast and must start tapering your food today. You head down to the bike drop-off with your bike and TI/T2 bag. You begin hearing MORE people discuss their training. You head back to the hotel. You jump on your social media. You see, EVERYONE is talking about Ironman this and Ironman that. People keep talking about the weather. Is it wetsuit legal? What do you do?

STOP EVERYONE…I am FREAKING OUT OVER HERE!

25 Jan 2023

Race Day Nutrition: How YOU Can Get Better for Your Long Distance Triathlon!

Jen Rulon

Nutrition

Race day is around the corner. It may be your first Ironman Triathlon or your 6th Ironman 70.3 Triathlon. You are STOKED. You have done the training. You have put time and effort into the pool, on the road, and in running shoes. #BAM, you got this!

It’s RACE DAY!

The Gun goes off.

You ROCK the swim.

You get on the bike. Your nutrition is like the “buffet” line, and you grab what is on the course. The bike is finished.

The run is your thang, or so you thought. My body isn’t feeling good. You want to throw up, but you opt to walk instead.

You crossed that finish line but were super disappointed.

What happened? Where did things go wrong?

I have one word for you, and maybe you have already figured it out:

Race Day NUTRITION

Race Day nutrition is very challenging for an Ironman Triathlon and an Ironman 70.3 Triathlon. Still, with some trial and error, planning, and getting information from the right people, I can guarantee that you will NOT have an issue with the race course.

Let’s talk a little bit about science, and then let me give you a real-life example.

30 Aug 2017