Surviving The Ironman Texas Heat (or any other hot race)

Are you ready for your hot race? Today we look at physical and mental approaches to staying cool on the race course.

From whether or not to wear a wetsuit to freezing your bottles to pulling back a little on the bike. Once you get too hot, you can’t cool down, unless you stop or walk. We’ll look at ways to keep your core temp down as long as possible. We talk about heat acclimation, huge mistakes, and the best way to use your watts. We also look at the week leading up to the race and some best practices to prep yourself for the weekend.

Topics:

• Rational expectations
• The week of the race
• The biggest mistakes you can make in a hot race
• Plain water vs. electrolytes
• Salt
• Heat acclimation isn’t bullet proof
• You don’t realize how much you sweat on the bike
• How long can you put off being HOT?
• There’ no turning back
• Wetsuit or not?
• How slow can you take the swim?
• Try to get cold in transitions
• Staying cool on the bike
• How to start the run
• Aero helmets and heat
• Heart Rate and feel
• Watts as a brake
• Keep your head cool