Show Notes
This week on The Everyday Ironman Podcast, we sit down with Alan Ford to talk about his journey through marathons, triathlons, and all things endurance sports. Alan takes us back to where it started and how one race led to the next, building the kind of passion most age groupers know well. Then Alan gets candid about something every athlete fears but few talk about openly: his DNF at the 2026 Ironman Chattanooga. He shares what happened on race day, how it felt to walk away from the course, a...
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