What to Expect for Your First IRONMAN!

A walkthrough of what to expect for your IRONMAN experience to hopefully take away some of the stress.
My packing list - theironbrit.com/ironman-packi...
00:00 Introduction
02:30 What is the IRONMAN?
07:35 Preparing
12:35 Packing
21:45 Registration process
25:05 Gear bags
30:20 Gear check-in
33:35 Race day
49:22 Enjoy the finish and next day

[@AaronShumaker]

The software architect's approach to athletics.

[@NTFAQGuy]

lol

[@24ignas]

Thank you, John, your video help me more to understand how everything will be at my first ironman!

[@sch79]

Thanks, you did a good summary of all the information. Mostly it just helps settle the logistics nervous energy before my first (IM Canada)

[@jvtrainor]

Very helpful. I’m doing my first full in Mont Tremblant this year after 3 years of delay. Can’t wait. Did three 70.3 and at 55 years old it’s time to conquer the mountain. Your video helped take a huge stress away!

[@AndyR8939]

This is great to see! I'm toying with the NZ 70.3 next year after doing my first HM last year. Currently working on a Full Marathon in Auckland!

[@NTFAQGuy]

Good luck!

[@harryguo3296]

Thank you so so much for posting this video! I'm running my first 70.3 next weekend and this definitely gave me a huge sigh of relief on what to expect. Appreciate it a bunch, John!

[@NTFAQGuy]

That is great. Good luck and just enjoy your day!

[@LiamHaleMcCarty]

Such an informative video - thank you John! Your calm demeanor is super helpful. Ironman Cozumel this November will be my first!

[@NTFAQGuy]

Best of luck!

[@kebekPL]

very well prepared video! Could you ever record about - how you collect notes / prepare to record such (any) material? I have the impression that there is nothing that you cannot explain in your videos :P

[@NTFAQGuy]

I touched on it in my recent AMA. Typically I start with a onenote file of what I want to explain. I build up a story of how the things build that make sense. Then i draft out a picture on my ipad using the pencil. Thats honestly about it. the onenote are key points by I keep it light so I can just enjoy the recording. Hope that helps

[@kebekPL]

@@NTFAQGuy it does, thanks for sharing :)

[@shariandian]

Thank you for this Jon. Heading to Mont Tremblant for my first next weekend. This was a big help.

[@NTFAQGuy]

Good luck!

[@hwoodyard1]

This was a great video and very helpful. You're relatable and I like the way you laid out the information. It's exactly what I was looking for when I searched "what to expect..." Thank you very much, John.

[@NTFAQGuy]

Thanks and good luck!

[@50flick]

On my way to my first marathon 😊 You are on a next level man 💪 Keep it up!

[@NTFAQGuy]

That's awesome, good luck!

[@peterohanlon6459]

Super helpful video, thank you! Got my first IM in Hamburg in 2 weeks and this was really helpful making sure I’ve got all my prep done right! Much appreciated.

[@NTFAQGuy]

Good luck !

[@robertschwabenbauer3656]

Thank you, John for the great video. Well done and extremely helpful. I have done a ton of half marathons and ultra runs over the last few years with a few triathlons as well. Victoria 70.3 May 29th 2022 will be my first Ironman event. Cheers!

[@NTFAQGuy]

Awesome, good luck!

[@jessbrown3728]

Super helpful! Thank you for taking the time to pull this together!

[@NTFAQGuy]

Very welcome 🤙

[@timothyculp2593]

John. Love your video. I have done 1 Half IM. Things got delayed because of covid. Training for Chattanooga 21 in September. Enjoyed and got me motivated for today anyways. Ohh yeah love the accent. Carry on!!!!!

[@NTFAQGuy]

Good luck! You got it!

[@kristiwelter4351]

This is so helpful! Thank you for the video. My husband and I will hopefully see you in CDA!

[@NTFAQGuy]

Awesome! Have great training!

[@matthewrowley1367]

Nice to meet you at st George Ironman. Your video helped a ton. Man you are strong on the bike.

[@NTFAQGuy]

Thanks, hope you had a great day!

[@scottevans3159]

Awesome video John! Stumbled across it trying to get more info on Ironman events as I prepare for my first Ironman in July at IM Bolton, UK 🙂. A load of great tips that I hadn't actually thought of 🤙🏻

[@NTFAQGuy]

Glad could help and good luck!!!! I hope to do UK one day.

[@fredriknorling3311]

i can't be the only one expecting this to be some arm/bicep addition

[@NTFAQGuy]

Lol

I came here for preparing AZ-204. Now I am going out for run. 🏃

[@NTFAQGuy]

Good stuff :-D

[@kietey14]

I am not at all at a point where I could compete in an Ironman, but damn did I watch this entire video lol.

[@NTFAQGuy]

just takes time to train. anyone can do one.

[@Zach-xm5wc]

I think I might be crazy in doing a full IM as my first triathlon but this video made me more assured than ever, especially with the logistics part. Cheers 140.6x John!

[@NTFAQGuy]

You’ll do great. Good luck!

[@johnholland8162]

SO incredibly useful - first Ironman (Barcelona) in 5 weeks :)

[@NTFAQGuy]

Good luck!

[@ironmandemadrid7763]

Thanks for sharing this video sir..

[@NTFAQGuy]

Most welcome, good luck

[@GerminusJason]

Keep it up champ!

[@NTFAQGuy]

Always! :-)

[@Mr-Not-Applicable]

If you can supply a blueprint for success with a few policies to stay in shape that would be great!

[@NTFAQGuy]

As I mentioned I’m not a coach and really not qualified to guide on fitness plans etc. there are probably better people than I to help there. I just don’t want to give bad advice.

[@hawaiijim]

I'd love to see a video on your triathlon training routine. What's the difference between a weekly routine for an Olympic distance triathlon vs. an Ironman triathlon? I saw a recommendation that you should train each triathlon leg for 10% more than what you'd do in your targeted triathlon. So, for an Olympic-distance triathlon, run 11k at least one day per week, bike 44k another day, swim 1.65k another, plus have one or two brick workouts in your weekly routine. I can't imagine that advice scaling up for an Ironman. Also, how do you compete for 17 hours without needing to use a restroom?

[@NTFAQGuy]

Honestly I don't follow any kind of structured routine and as I said at the start I'm not qualified to give guidance on how to train :-) I do a lot of weight training which many would not do. I would check out some of the pros and coaches for their recommendations. And you do use a restroom :-)

[@hawaiijim]

@@NTFAQGuy Today I watched your video about your weekly routine. Seeing how many hours you exercise per day and per week went a long way toward answering my question. Thank you for your Azure videos. They are very helpful. With Azure gaining market share, I'm planning to add some Azure certs to complement my AWS ones. The two cloud platforms seem very similar.

[@NTFAQGuy]

@@hawaiijim awesome, glad it helped but if you are really wanting to jump to ironman distance I would really get input from people who know what they are doing and not follow me who makes it up as I go along :) best of luck

[@TheJackSparrow.]

Hey John, how long did it take you to prepare for your first Ironman? And how many (on average) hrs per week were you training? I’ve got my first in August, feeling excited but nervous!

[@NTFAQGuy]

My training is likely not normal. I still focus a lot on weight lifting. I train about 20 hours a week and I think 6 months before is pretty typical. Best of luck !

[@cynthiareif6125]

My first Ironman in Maryland last year went pretty well. Only problem was I got nauseated shortly into the run. My brick training runs had always gone so well and I took enough sodium during the bike. What could be the cause (heat?) And what can I do to prevent this happening again?

[@NTFAQGuy]

It sounds like heat but it may be worth posting to the triathlon reddit forums for more thoughts from those smarter than me :) During an event you generally are more stressed, body behaves differently so could be nutrition was off. Make sure are hydrating enough but not TOO much as this can cause nausea. Aim to need to pee twice during bike for example!

[@gourami7]

I could imagine you would have immaculately planned out your training as well as the the IT training

[@NTFAQGuy]

You know I tend to go more by how I feel on the day for my fitness training. I have a plan of increasing duration etc but trust my body a lot more in how it feels on any particular day.

[@richardraynor5242]

Celebrate in the store - damn straight :-)

[@NTFAQGuy]

hehe

[@shorterdanny]

Exce video

[@NTFAQGuy]

Thanks

[@GavinPeters]

I'm still watching this but I'm going to guess that you've got it wrong. My first Ironman is probably going to be as a spectator. :) Long time fan, occasional commenter. Edit: My wife saw me watching this and thought I may start ironing my clothes.

[@NTFAQGuy]

Lol, well spectators are critical so the athletes would love the support!

[@Samuelclark11]

Azure by day ironman by night

[@NTFAQGuy]

Lol