My Ironman Training Nearly Broke Me | Road to Ironman Wales 2027 – Week 2

Week 2 of my Road to Ironman Wales 2027 — and this week gave me my first proper reality check. After a strong start to Phase 1, I headed out for a hilly club ride on the Specialized Diverge. The plan was around 70 km. My legs had other ideas. I eventually called the ride at 63 km near Cromford and got an Uber home. It would have been easy to see that as a failure, but actually it taught me something much more useful about where my bike endurance is right now — and just how much work there is still to do before Tenby. This week also included swimming, turbo work, a big strength session, an unexpected treadmill session when track training was cancelled, and another coached pool session. I'm recording this week's update from the caravan at Bamburgh as the journey towards Ironman Wales continues. Also this week: Kev's Kit, featuring the Tacx FLUX 2 smart trainer. This isn't about pretending every training session goes perfectly. It's about documenting what it really takes for an everyday age-group triathlete to prepare for Ironman Wales. Can I put all the pieces together and make it to that finish line in Tenby in 2027? Subscribe and follow the journey. TRI2BE | Road to Ironman Wales 2027 00:00 Week 2 – A Tough Lesson 00:19 From the Caravan at Bamburgh 01:52 The Ride That Beat Me 04:10 What Went Wrong? 05:55 Back to Training 07:12 Swim & Turbo 09:50 Strength Day 11:45 Track Cancelled – Treadmill Instead 13:42 Thursday Coached Swim 15:02 What I've Learned This Week 16:10 Kev's Kit – Tacx FLUX 2 18:15 Week 2 Scorecard 19:15 Looking Ahead to Week 3 https://www.garmin.com/en-GB/p/690887/    • Tacx Flux 2 Trainer Review (2020/2.1 Editi...   #IronmanWales #IronmanTraining #Triathlon #RoadToIronman #TRI2BE #AgeGroupTriathlon