Edinburgh Half Marathon | Becoming an Ironman

Come with me to run Edinburgh Half Marathon as part of my prep towards my Ironman in August. Follow me on IG laurabardsley and for coaching enquiries, head to www.lbcoaching.org

[@Dan-rg7jj]

Get a bar end mirror so you can see the traffic coming. Also ditch the slicks and get 40mm tyres for training rides with a tread pattern. Much safer can jump across onto rougher terrian in an emergency. I learnt the hard way and after 15 years I'm at 40s. Started with 23mm slicks going up 2 or 3mm every few years. Cracks open up in the road, punchers happen to front wheels going down hills. Why bother with all that and going through slicks all the time. I forgot how do change a tyre it's been so long😏

[@jessietinchy]

Amazing, well done 👏 ❤

[@laurabardsley6205]

Thanks lovely 😍😊

[@lovvolya]

Well done, proud of you! And your dogs are adorable :)

[@laurabardsley6205]

Thank you lovely 😚😊 and yeah, they absolutely are!!! 🐶

[@PartTimeTriathlete]

Definitely relate to the worries on the bike but I always find spending a bit of time the night before planning a route even for 30 minutes pays off, then you can just reuse the route with extras out and backs to stretch it out 😅

[@laurabardsley6205]

Thanks lovely! Yeah I've got a few loops that I join onto each other but they still scare me haha. I'll get over it one day 😂

[@iamthomasyates]

Smashed it. Well done on the PB

[@laurabardsley6205]

Thanks so much!! Very happy 😊😊

[@Flawgore]

Very impressive, displayed a lot of discipline you should be proud, very well done!💪🏼