A half iron man race is a gruelling race for the very fit and dedicated athlete in you. You can’t suddenly decide to go out a do one off the cuff, you’ll need to prepare very thoroughly and to be honest, you’ll need to have worked your way up the triathlon ranks AND completed a full traithlon first.

The half iron man is an event that is gaining popularity these days as it has all of the challenge needed to make a tough endurance event but it isn’t quite as gruelling as the full ironman competition is.

As with all endurance events you’ll need to prepare thoroughly beforehand, this means completing all stages in sequence a number of times. You need to learn how it feels to follow on one event after another.

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