From Ballymun to the Ironman finish line 🇨🇿💪 Our very own Ballymun cycling leader Matthew recently conquered the Ironman Triathlon in the Czech Republic — what a ride! 🚴♂️🏊♂️🏃♂️
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My name is Matthew. I am the cycling leader in the Bal Moon and I recently raced in Iron Man 17.3 in Czech Republic. The race consists of a swim of 1.9 km, a cycle of 90 km and a half marathon of 21.1 km. So my training usually consists of two swims a week, two runs a week and then also one short and one long cycle also in the week. So about six trainings per week. I actually went better than the time that I wanted which I was stoked about it as well. So that was awesome. My advice to somebody that want to do triathlon, don’t fear the swim. It’s not as bad as everybody thinks it might be. A few swims a week can also get you into being a triathlete that you want to