Race Review: Ironman Lanzarote

Race Review: Ironman Lanzarote

Brilliant racing from Graham in Lanzarote!

Another Ironman Lanzarote medal to add to his collection.

This is the third time Graham (55-59 AG) has raced in Lanzarote – and I’ve had the privilege of helping and coaching him for all three races.

• The first time was about completing it, and beating the cutoffs. He finished his first one in 16.45 (and was a little bit broken!)

• The second one was to learn lessons from the first and enjoy the race a bit more. He finished that one in 16.15 – feeling much better than the year before.

• This year, he wanted to keep improving, and go under 16 hours. Graham finished in 15.53, with a 1.19 swim and a run that was 22 minutes quicker than last year.

Awesome!

Race Reflections

What did Graham think?

“What a day!

Swim was a right scrap, loved it, never thought I’d ever say that about swimming!

Windy on the bike – quite a bit stronger than last year and think I was a bit slower. A few cramps after 50 mile 😬, but felt good coming off for the run.

Hit cramps – hamstring and quads – right from the start, so knew the run was gonna be tough. Cramps eased up a bit after 10 miles but always running on the edge of cramping.

Kept going with a few of your check in / mantras – so a sub 16 hour time completed which was my number 2 goal.

Great day. Loved it.

Thanks for all the help and messages of support.”

Great Race Management

I messaged Graham and said how well I thought he managed the race …

“I felt the race went great. I had to change strategy throughout (a point you raised in a blog post) but never got to the point of “can’t do  this or this is definitely the last time 🤔” more “how do I get through the next 60 mins?” and “what can I do now?”

I love this. We can all learn something from Graham’s attitude here.

Next Year … ?

I wonder when Graham is going to sign up to the 2025 race …

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