IRONMAN Barcelona: Insider Hints/Tips and Course Teasers

[@CoachSteveMoody]

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[@iaineverett3134]

Super helpful for a first timer booked for 2025, thanks, it answered loads of my questions

[@CoachSteveMoody]

Thanks for the feedback Iain and glad to have been of help - it’s a great course for a 1st timer

[@ell4746]

Brilliant video, thanks for taking the time to do it Steve.

[@CoachSteveMoody]

Very welcome - be sure to share with any of your tri mates considering Barca - hopefully will help them too💪💪💪

[@gordonbennell879]

amazing vid, thank you! Subscriber ✅

[@CoachSteveMoody]

You are more than welcome and good luck!!

[@przemekszafran7590]

Great material! I was looking for weeks.

[@CoachSteveMoody]

Glad it was helpful! And make sure to subscribe to the channel as I will be releasing more quality content that will help up to Barca AND beyond 💪

[@AJ-td1sb]

Thanks very much, that was a great video. Very much appreciated. 👍

[@CoachSteveMoody]

Glad it was helpful! Make sure to subscribe to the channel as plenty more quality content on route to help you get ready for Barca and beyond!

[@trimad6128]

Subscribed.Great info as I’m planning this race for next year.Ive done Nice twice so looking forward to something a little flatter😅.

[@CoachSteveMoody]

Welcome sir !

[@mikemagoomcgrady]

One of these for IM Austria would be amazing. Thank you for creating this video.

[@CoachSteveMoody]

It’s on the road map! Be sure to subscribe and set up notifications so you don’t miss out 💪💪💪

[@HiramLives]

Thank you

[@CoachSteveMoody]

You're welcome and good luck tomorrow

[@lukass5190]

great video, thanks. Will be doing Frankfurt this year and now also decided to do Barcelona. It`s really a bit annoying they combine both races on the same day.

[@CoachSteveMoody]

Glad you enjoyed it / make sure to subscribe as I plan on doing a load more course reviews based on interviewing my athletes or my own experience!

[@chrisward2k]

This is so incredibly helpful

[@CoachSteveMoody]

Glad you think so - may sure to hit that subscribe button as have lots of other great content up there and will be creating more course reviews too 💪

[@itsyaun]

Great video, thank you! Also, what would you advise to take for the bike leg when it comes to bike maintenance? I was thinking to take a minipump, two tubes, multi tool and tire levers, is there anything else that you think would be sensible to take? And what is the bike service assistance on the course like? Is there a truck that goes around and helps out with more severe technical issues? Best regards

[@CoachSteveMoody]

Glad you enjoyed it - make sure to subscribe for more great content to help you prep for Barca and beyond For me I bring 2 co2 canisters (way faster than pump) 2 tubes and a multi tool - essentially enough to survive a couple of mishaps - and yes will be moto support on route but only 2-3 vans for 3000 + bikes - so always better to be self sufficient- good luck in Caella

[@ianstarks214]

Nightmare coarse just come back from calella was supposed yo enter but snapped my ACL

[@CoachSteveMoody]

Disaster - how long you going to put for? Presume too soon to this year to defer 😢

[@hristianiliev7979]

Hello, can you please do one breakdown video for 70.3 Kraichgau?

[@CoachSteveMoody]

Tbh not on mycurrent planned road map of videos - but will be publishing a list for discussion/feedback on my youtube community tab later next week - so make sure to vote on your preference (you will get a notification on the poll as a subscriber) - you can ask there and if enough interest I will add to the list!

[@lewiswaterworth]

Great tips from a Barca specialist! #moodyknowsbarca

[@CoachSteveMoody]

#barcamatez

[@nightcruisin]

Subscribed!!!

[@CoachSteveMoody]

Thank you!

[@gracesweeney9879]

Course looks like one to do

[@CoachSteveMoody]

Definitely

[@garethnixon8041]

Hiya watching this video, possible for 2025, I am a carer for my wife and have never done more than one 90 mile ride, it worries me that you say you should do a 112 mile ride! I have done two outlaw full. Just advice needed thank you

[@CoachSteveMoody]

My advice to every 1st timer is to always get at least 1 112 mile/180 km ride completed as key session mentally and physically - but if you have already completed 2 x outlaw fulls - you already have done 2 x 112 mile bikes already? Plus if I remember you correctly you were down for wales too?

[@garethnixon8041]

@@CoachSteveMoody yes matey thays correct. Unfortunately my wife has taken for the worse and i am not sure what i can do next year. So i am considering my options. Thank you

[@CoachSteveMoody]

@garethnixon8041 sending best wishes mate - re Barca as an option - it is one of the “easier” courses logistics and course difficulty wise - so prob a good option

[@garethnixon8041]

@@CoachSteveMoody my wife absolutely loves barce and has always wanted to take there as well, thanks matey

[@CoachSteveMoody]

@garethnixon8041 great stuff - sounds like a plan is forming 💪

[@georgeclooney1293]

I would not recommend this race to anyone, just because it is not a safe race. The bike course is 4,3 km long, the run course is 600 mters long. The bike course is not flat, 1000m climb, too many turns round abouts. Majortiy is drafting. Running course is on soil and sand mostly, a bit slippery, hard to push if you are good runner. The town is great, venue is great, spectators are awesome. And there is too much drafting if you are good swimmer. It is a bad idea to have the 70,3 full on the same days. Too crowded which makes the hole bike race very dangerous. Hence 1 person died, and 2 were injured in a collison. It was a narrow pass (due to a traffic work). It was a two way pass but it was a such narrow pass that (not more than 3 meters) people thought it was one way pass. I believe due to unsuffcicient signage, athletes had a head on collision. They mentioned this pass during the briefing but there is no way you can guess where it was. After this incident they put many volunteers there warning people to slow down. They should have that from the beginning not after the incident. I saw a guy being heart massaged. From that point on, i was so terrified, and felt sorry for the guy that (later learnt he was a Polish heart surgeant) i lost all my concentration and rode in absolute aimlessness...The worst part is after the race ironman continued celebrations as if nothing had happened: I believe Ironman has absolute responsibility in this accident, and if i was a relative or friend of the polish guy i would definately sue them

[@CoachSteveMoody]

Always a tragedy when this happens but sadly not the only race that people lost their lives eg Hamburg, Lathi etc - we have to hope that lessons are learnt and changes made