#879 – Ironman Chattanooga 2025 Preview

Today we go through how to race Ironman Chattanooga, plus, give a few suggestions on how they could spice up the course. 

We used to live in Chattanooga and raced there a bunch of times. Today, we dive into race strategy and give thoughts on how to run one of the more difficult courses on the Ironman circuit. We talk about how to approach the swim both strategically and mentally. We look at the 3 loop bike course which could be the hilliest flat course out there. Then we get into the run and talk about why it’s such a great course. The ups, the downs and the opportunity to change up your pace/effort. Finally we look at ways to make this race just a little more appealing by incorporating some of the best parts of an awesome city.

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Topics:

• Swimming in fog
• Weight loss and scales
• Meteorologists are geologists
• Dehydration and bowel movements
• Chattanooga the city
• When you forget your timing chip
• Going in last in the swim
• Don’t “expect” a fast swim, just be surprised
• How to swim the river
• Fast swims as transition cancellers
• The hilliest flattest bike course out there
• No turns
• Keeping it steady
• How to recognize false flats
• Run course segments/strategy
• Where to engage the run legs
• Running up Barton
• Why it’s a great run course
• Sneaky hard part
• The finish line
• Our favorite restaurants
• Recommendations for a better finish line
• How to re-route the run
• General ideas for spicing up Ironman Chattanooga’s course

 

 

Mike Tarrolly - [e-mail]

 

Robbie Bruce - [e-mail]