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Triathlon Camp in Bangalore by Ironmen Kaustubh Radkar and Nagaraj Harsha

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Before I venture out onto my next adventure, I realized it is time to take a back seat, learn from the experts and then plan it....  Triathlon as a sport has been gaining popularity in the past few years and with brands like Ironman making this sport exciting, interesting and brag-worthy. The title of “Ironman” has become a dream for a lot of athletes across running, swimming and biking, as well as other endurance athletes trying their best to get this title. In India, though we don’t have Ironman events as of now, we do have a lot of triathlon events – pool, lake or sea based. The most popular open water triathlons are held in Goa, Chennai, Thonnur (near Mysore), Kolhapur, whereas the Pool based ones are in Hyderabad, Gandhinagar, Delhi and smaller events in other cities. And hence, there is a need to undergo proper training under expert supervision as the sport requires you to train across multiple disciplines – Swimming, Cycling, Running, Transitions, Nutrition, Time