I don’t know about you, but I feel quite virtuous if I can muster up the energy to squeeze a 5K run into my lunch break or get up early to do a 10-mile run on a Sunday. However, never – not even in those moments when my imagination is fueled by runners-high-induced euphoria – have I imagined myself completing an Ironman, even though I review plenty of the best running watches capable of supporting such feats. A 226-kilometer triathlon, the Ironman is one of the hardest sports on the planet and a true test of any multidisciplined endurance athlete.
Your New Year’s resolution might not be to take on an Ironman – but if you’re an experienced runner, cyclist, or swimmer, you might be interested in your first triathlon, even a short-distance one. To see off TechRadar’s Get Fit for ‘24 week in style, I chatted with Lucy Charles-Barclay, 2023 World Ironman champion, on how to get started doing triathlons – and what it takes to be a champion.
