Fantastic effort Ben👍 I had the same thing happen to me in Lanzarote Ironman, I put it down to not enough fluid on the bike, which ended up with me cramping on the run not a pretty sight 😂 Great video 👍👊

Not insightful at all..very poor video

Doing my first 70.3 which is Weymouth next Sunday and have enjoyed watching your videos! Just a quick question is the start of the swim self seeded and like 5 people at all time per 30 seconds ?

Thanks for the vid - Weymouth for me in a few weeks.

Doing this event next month and im bricking it. How does everyone bike so fast! I can only manage it in around 350!

Im so stressed about staffird bike. I live in sussex and roads are v bad

Well done mate, i'm hoping to do this in 2023 as my first ironman. Thanks for the helpful information!

19:06 hey that's me! 💪

I'm from Weymouth and getting my first road bike next week enjoyed the video

Very helpful! This has made my mind up. Weymouth 2023!! It is

It was great to bump into you Benjamin, and Georgie the night before on the beach! It was my first one and your previous videos on Weymouth helped in the prep. You even spotted me and called me out on my final run lap, thank you. I also feature for couple of seconds in your video at the end. Lol😀

A great day and the conditions were perfect. Could not have asked for better. Congrats to everyone else who competed on the day!

Great job! Very inspiring, might give this race a go in the future!

Great review of the courses. I did both in 2019 and preferred Stafford overall but I think that was due to the fact that the weather was so much better for Stafford than Weymouth that year. My opinion: Swim - I prefer a lake swim but the start at Weymouth was simpler than diving off a pontoon - Stafford Wins Bike - Both were great, I loved the descent you mentioned in Stafford but managed to get a solid 50mph downhill in Weymouth so Weymouth wins. Run - Aside from the castle climb, I preferred the variety in Stafford. Weymouth was too repetitive for me. Stafford wins... just. Overall I did not like the split transition of Stafford and this made things difficult for my wife and friends watching. I would do both again, but mainly due to the likelihood of better weather, I think Stafford wins it for me. I have registered for the Outlaw Nottingham (Full) so it's a tad concerning to hear the Notts roads are not good, especially since I now have a lovely new tri bike haha. We'll see. Thanks for your upload, was a good watch!

Good luck Ben. Yes, I think sodium is key for you after Outlaw. You are a much faster runner than I am, but in my IM on Sunday my marathon was 43 mins faster than yours at Outlaw. There could be other factors that explain this, of course, but one key one I think is sodium. I was taking four precision hydration sodium capsules per hour on the bike and run and this seems to have paid dividends as I ran right at the upper end of what I thought I was capable of. If you do use these capsules, leave them in the blister packs as they start to disintegrate otherwise.

Nice one Ben! Painfully close previously, you've got this!

Love the title. Looking forward to following the journey.

Hi Ben that's inspiring. I live in Bali Indonesia. I'm obese 115kg I already lost 11 kg while training in the crazy perspective of being part of Ironman 70.3 next year. Let's have a chat

Massive achievement. No triathlete gets it perfect. That's what keeps us going back, well done Sir!!

Well done Ben. Sub 12 is an awesome achievement for your first full distance and in tough conditions.

Well done, great effort 👌

Well done Ben! You completed it and there is always something to improve on. Amazing effort though and for a first full distance, sub 12 hours is fantastic

Doing my first 70.3 in Weymouth soon and your videos have been so helpful. Big thanks especially for details of the 3 hills, exactly what I was looking for!

Well done mate that wind was soul destroying, seen you on the run looking strong

Top effort. Looks a brutal day out with that wind.

Well done Ben. I heard it was windy and it certainly looked fierce.

Benjamin. Yo! you did super upload-goodbye!, 🤠

Congratulations!!!

Have a great race. Best of mechanical luck 👌

Good luck!!

Best of luck! I think you might want to consider having more electrolytes on the bike - get some saltstick tablets or similar if you can source them at the event. What happened to IM Austria? Did you defer?

Have you decided not to do the Ironman event in Europe now or is that after Outlaw? Keep pushing through those boring long sessions and i'm looking forward to the next video

"I watched 2 people go flying into a bush" :) that's got to be the turn at 8kms? Where you go left around a blind corner and are surprised by a steep uphill. I'd been warned by local friends the day before so was ready (but even then I nearly blew it). I had to navigate around someone desperately trying to unclip after evdently finding himself at the bottom of a hill in the wrong gear and about to take a sideways fall. It's a bugger.

What would you recommend best option for average Joe on the bike course, a triathlon tt bike or a road bike? As course quite hilly?

Well done pal, good time that, I was one of those weirdo's that saw you in transition the day before, saw you on the run as well as you flew past me!!

Great work and time, well done 👍

Great work dude and still a really decent time

Hi . I watch your vid starting here. Just asking Iron man will take place on july 3 2022?

Great work mate! More fuel on the bike I'd say :)

Sounds like a decent day out 👌

Good Luck and enjoy💪

Good luck on the day; I’ve got Staffs 70.3 this year - first ever triathlon - and am in deep prep right now. The run is my weak point albeit I’ve been trying hard to get better. Been following your channel and it has been good to follow a fellow amateur who is fitting life in around training!

Good luck. I'd recommend putting bottle behind your saddle - much more aero than on your frame - and refilling your between the arms bottle with them. You could then leave your aero bottle on the frame and put your gels in with a little water.

Week 6 /6 12hrs Total Swim = 1hr Bike = 7hrs Run = 2.5hrs

great vid, thanks for update good to see your progress.

Best of luck with next weekends Outlaw half 💪

Week 5 /6 13hrs Total Swim = 1hr Bike = 5hrs Run = 6hrs

It's crazy how fast them pro's go 🔥

Week 4 /6 11hrs Total Swim = 60mins Bike = 6hrs Run = 3.5hrs

Week 3 /6 12hrs Total Swim = 90mins Bike = 7hrs Run = 3.5hrs