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What Is The Auckland Half Ironman?

One of the most popular half Ironman races around the world is the Auckland Half Ironman. Read the full article here to see why triathletes from all over descend on New Zealand’s biggest metropolitan area for this event.

Because temperatures in New Zealand can be harsh, the Auckland Half Ironman is held during the month of March. The weather is spring-like with an average of 23 degrees Celsius.

The Auckland Half Ironman is held in the most picturesque part of the city. It is around the shores of Hauraki Gulf and there are many tree-lined roads that offer shade to bikers and runners. But don’t be fooled by the scenery. The terrain is still rugged, offering many challenges to swimmers, bikers and marathon runners. The full article, found here, has more details on what awaits triathletes when they join the Auckland Half Ironman.

But whether it’s in Auckland, the US, Spain or other countries, the Half Ironman races all have one thing in common. It is to challenge every triathlete to give it their best shot, their best effort and to put their heart into the race. There can only be one champion, and at the Auckland Half Ironman, this champion can rest knowing that he won the race in one of the most challenging courses.

More information on half ironman races can be found here.

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Want to Know What is a Triathlon?

What is a triathlon?

A triathlon could easily be described as one of the most challenging sporting events on the planet. It’s one of those sports that relies on an unbelievable level of fitness if you want to get any good at it and ability in multiple activities.

In short a triathlon is a three part activity which involves swimming (in open water or a swimming pool, depending on which event you enter), cycling closely followed by running. All three events are done back to back without rest in succession.

There are a number of events within the triathlon group such as a mini or sprint triathlon to the Olympic triathlon then the half ironman (or ironman 70.3) right through to the full ironman.

So now you know exactly what is a triathlon, do you think you’ll be giving it a go?

What Is The Half Ironman Distance?

Triathlons have gained immense popularity over the last few years due to many reasons from wanting to challenge oneself further and achieving targets way over what has been achieved so far in life through to the variation and interest that doing a triathlon brings.

The half ironman distance is almost a mid way race between the Olympic distance triathlon and the full ironman. Add to this this this initial entry point of the mini or sprint triathlon and you you have the whole range of triathlon distances to choose from.

The natural progression if you are considering going the whole half ironman distance is to start with the sprint, to the full triathlon and then the half ironman.

To discover all about this gruelling challenge go take a look here – half ironman distance

The Key To Effective Half Ironman Training

It’s very easy to do way too much during your half ironman training, but it’s also quite possible to not do enough.

There is nothing worse than getting to the day of an event knowing that you’re not really well enough prepared to do your best, this is why your training and preparation has to be just right.

You need to gradually increase the distances of everything gradually but progressively up to a week or two before the day of the race. You also need to try a few sessions where you actually practice all three disciplines at the same time in race order. If your half ironman is going to be in open water then you will definitely need to get out in some and get used to how that feels… it’s completely different to swimming in your local indoor pool.

For more useful training tips, go here right now – half ironman training

Welcome To Half Ironman .org

Welcome to Half Ironman .org I hope you enjoy the site.

This site is all about the half ironman. Training for one, entering one, eating to support your training and throughout the race and generally everything to do with the half ironman. We also take a look at general fitness advice as well as specific techniques you can use in all of the disciplines of the half ironman.

Throughout the pages of this site, you’ll find loads of great information and hints amd tips to help you improve your speed and stamina.

Please bookmark this site and come back often to check out the new articles that we’ll be adding as there will be some golden nuggets of information for you to use and all for FREE.

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