My 7th Ironman Triathlon | Ironman Wales 2024

[@hucksonTrigear]

Awesome to see behind the scenes and great coverage of this brutal and brilliant course 🚀

[@RecoveryLabTV]

Thank you buddy, appreciate you watching & supporting! I’m looking forward to showcasing another amazing season in 2025 🚀

[@renegade1501]

Brilliant video, one that brings back the amazing feeling of the place - especially the calmness in transition before it all kicked off

[@RecoveryLabTV]

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.

[@Robert-l4i]

Great stuff Chris congratulations. The crowd support in Tenby & elsewhere takes your breath away, it really has to be seen to be believed.

[@RecoveryLabTV]

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!

[@Sheppey10]

Great vid and congrats on completing the Ironman! Crowd support looks amazing and Tenby is stunning too!

[@RecoveryLabTV]

Thank you so much 🙏🏼 Honestly, Ironman Wales is incredible 🤩 Have you ever done it or thought about giving it ago?

[@Sheppey10]

@@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]

@@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!

[@Sheppey10]

@@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? 😃

[@RecoveryLabTV]

@@Sheppey10 what did you actually injure in your ankle? How’s the ACL / Hamstring recovery going?

[@michaelharriss9792]

Great video - IM Wales 2024 was my first (and probably last) - great account of the day.

[@RecoveryLabTV]

Thank you 🙏🏼 Huge Congratulations on completing your first Ironman! How did you find it?

[@samskelton1631]

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

[@RecoveryLabTV]

Thank you so much & likewise!! 👏🏼 What events are you looking at completing next year?

[@samskelton1631]

@@RecoveryLabTV am doing Newport full marathon Tenby long course the 1 point 2 swim a 112 miles bike ride and a full marathon

[@jameswestgate416]

Tenby is the best place to do an Ironman on the planet. Thanks for the footage, brought the feels right back 👍

[@RecoveryLabTV]

@@jameswestgate416 incredible isn’t it!! Soooo good! Hope to see you there sometime soon 🤙🏼

[@willemhaifetz-chen1588]

I was just in Tenby, lovely place. 4 time ironman here, ROTH is nr 1 by far.

[@RecoveryLabTV]

@@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?

[@willemhaifetz-chen1588]

@@RecoveryLabTV Frankfurt, Zurich and Roth twice. 5th time I failed Frankfurt 2nd time (too many wheel spokes broke) -> planning next year again.

[@willemhaifetz-chen1588]

@@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.

[@geraintthomas7869]

Love you mate

[@RecoveryLabTV]

@@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 🤗

[@na-dk9vm]

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 ??

[@RecoveryLabTV]

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]

@@RecoveryLabTV yes this would be my first. You swim 3.8km in 1.10??

[@RecoveryLabTV]

@@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?

[@na-dk9vm]

@@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

[@RecoveryLabTV]

@@na-dk9vm that’s a great starting place though so don’t knock yourself! 👏🏼 How did you find it? Which race was it?

[@SwimBikeRunStu]

What a day. Congratulations 🎉🎉 It was a pleasure to cheer you all on 👌

[@RecoveryLabTV]

Thank you for all of your support! I hope you had an incredible weekend 🤩🥳 What’s your next up and coming season look like?

[@doinnowt]

Looks like a hilly cycle

[@RecoveryLabTV]

Super hilly but the crowds are amazing and give you the strength to make every climb 😍🤩