Ironman Tallinn 2022: Kedar Ravangave Of Aurangabad Shares Experience Of ‘Very Demanding’ Sporting Event — See Pics

A major triathlon festival, Ironman Tallinn recently took place in the capital of Estonia. The mega event took place from the historic city of Tallinn's old town to Harju. (Image: Facebook/@kedar.ravangave)

Kedar Rawangave of Aurangabad participated in the triathlon event and shared his experience of the event. Activities such as running, swimming and cycling took place in the event. (Image: Facebook/@kedar.ravangave)

Sharing his experience, Kedar Ravangave said Triathlon is very demanding and it takes a lot of work to prepare for the sport. Running, swimming and cycling were all new to me. It took me 7-8 months to prepare for this competition. (Image: Facebook/@kedar.ravangave)

According to reports, swimming pools were closed due to Covid-19 pandemic and group cycling events also became less frequent. Kedar Ravangave said it is more difficult to practice this in Aurangabad. (Image: Facebook/@kedar.ravangave)

Nitin Ghorpade who is a three-time Ironman, guided me. Without them, this journey would have been tougher, Kedar Ravangave said. (Image: Facebook/@kedar.ravangave)

My practice started at 4.30 am. I used to wake up at 3 am and burn a lot of calories before reaching the office at 8.30 am. Maintaining this six-day-a-week routine for 56 weeks was not easy, he added. (Image: Facebook/@kedar.ravangave)

This was my first professional competition. I had never participated in any professional marathon or triathlon before, Ravangave said. (Image: Facebook/@kedar.ravangave)

An Ironman race involves swimming 3.8 km, cycling 180 km and running 42.2 km. Ground support and nutrition aid are required for that. The race started at 4 am, he pointed out. (Image: Facebook/@kedar.ravangave)