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TR: For our readers, what was your sporting background before you got into triathlon and Ironman?
After I didn’t make the Olympics, I eventually just lost the love of the sport.
My now-husband and I decided to sign up for an Ironman, a crazy challenge!
It was a big enough goal to scare us into really training again.
LCB:I always knew the swim would be fine because I had my background in swimming.
I bought that bike secondhand on eBay.
I still have it actually.
So all of those things were my biggest worry, the mechanics of the bike.
TR: What’s your preferred training watch to use during a race and why?
LCB:I currently use the Wahoo Rival watch.
I use it mainly for my swim and run training.
So because it all pairs together so easily.
I love all of the data.
But I love it to be as simple as possible.
So the simpler, the better.
We also compared it to the Wahoo KickR, and they were quite similar in the power readings.
TR: What advice would you give people looking to take on their first triathlon?
Even if it’s a short one, like a sprint tri.
It’s also really important to have quite a clear plan of what you’re doing.
when you wake up.
TR: Finally, what’s the most intense toughest moment you’ve ever had during a race?
And how did you pull yourself through it?
If I was gonna do it, it had to be this year.
So I was doing everything according to plan I just hadn’t planned to be in that much pain!
This article is part of TechRadar’sGet Fit for ‘24 weekof fitness content.
To find out more about Lucy Charles-Barclay, head to her Red Bull athlete page here:redbull.com/gb-en/athlete/lucy-charles-barclay.
