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India Lee answers: What is it about Ironman that draws people in?

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Indie Lee pulled out after a Marbella course recce showed she was "so far off" her target pace.

The gang opens with holiday updates, flu recovery, and a slightly rough voice all around. Joanne is still in Spain. Katie is back, sort of, after the flu. Indie has made it back to the UK after a week in Spain. The mood is playful straight away. They trade little jokes about who is actually on holiday and who is just pretending to be at work. The conversation moves quickly to 70.3 Worlds. Indie says the event was amazing. She also says it was one of the most hectic world championship schedules she has worked since she started. The group stays with the scale of the week for a bit. Precision Fuel and Hydration gets a shout for bringing both precision and fun to the event. The chat then turns to points, standings, and how every second still matters in a race like this. That leads into a wider discussion about how championship races can play out differently depending on the points on offer. The focus shifts to British women. The hosts want to know what is going on with the UK, because the top 10 looked fantastic. Indie gives her read on it. She says British athletes really love triathlon. She also says there is a kind of toughness that comes from growing up with bad weather and just getting on with it. The group teases out that no-compromise attitude a bit more. Indie agrees that a bit of grit helps. They talk about good role models too. If people before you can do it, then you can give it a go as well. There is also a sense that the British athletes are coming through from a mix of environments, not just one lane. The whole thing feels like a conversation between people who know the sport from the inside and do not need anything over-explained. Indie closes by talking about the offseason. She says she is going to stay home, not travel, and hang out with her dog. She wants to chill out. She is looking forward to a staycation and some Bloody Marys because, apparently, it is that season. The episode ends on the usual friendly sign-off, with a reminder to rate, review, and share if listeners are into it.

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A loose, sharp triathlon chat that finds bigger truths in a chaotic championship week.

Feisty Triathlon turns a 70.3 Worlds catch-up into a practical, spirited conversation about the race and the strong British women in the field.

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