that race, and if you can do it you haven’t lost as much money as you would have on the full.
the best way to gain experience on race day is to race. but when people move up to the ironman® distance, it’s very hard to put together more than one successful race in a year. only the strongest and most experienced athletes are able to do that. professional athletes make it look easy, but i assure you it’s not. ask anyone who has done two within six months.
when you focus on the half iron distance, you can easily put two if not three races into the same calendar year. this 