{"id":873595,"date":"2025-09-17T01:12:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T06:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/your-sports-bra-could-be-holding-you-back-by-a-mile-over-the-ironman-distance-heres-how-to-fix-it\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T01:12:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T06:12:51","slug":"your-sports-bra-could-be-holding-you-back-by-a-mile-over-the-ironman-distance-heres-how-to-fix-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/your-sports-bra-could-be-holding-you-back-by-a-mile-over-the-ironman-distance-heres-how-to-fix-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Your sports bra could be holding you back by a mile over the Ironman distance \u2013 here\u2019s how to fix it"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"page\">\n\t\t<main id=\"main\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<article id=\"post-89792\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope>\n<div>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>Four centimetres doesn\u2019t sound like much. It\u2019s about the same length as a matchstick or a locker key. But that\u2019s how much your stride length could potentially reduce if your sports bra doesn\u2019t fit pro&#8230;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>This is a premium article as part of the\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"img\" alt width=\"57\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tri247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TRI247-LOGO_Primary-Black_RGB-1-1.svg\"><\/p>\n<p> subscription<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tri247.com\/pricing-page\">Join Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"author\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"  alt=\"India Paine\" data-old-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='100'%20height='100'%20viewBox='0%200%20100%20100'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tri247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Le-Col-Autumnal-Kit-by-Alessandra-Bucci--150x150.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tri247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Le-Col-Autumnal-Kit-by-Alessandra-Bucci--300x300.jpeg 2x\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Written by<\/p>\n<p>India Paine<\/p>\n<p>Writer, runner, and cyclist, India Paine is a freelance contributor to TRI247.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Discover more<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tri247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Challenge-Sardinia-location.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"912\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Challenge Sardinia location\" decoding=\"async\" data-old-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='912'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%20912%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tri247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Challenge-Sardinia-location-912x720.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Let\u2019s race\u2026 Challenge Forte Village Sardinia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tri247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TRI-FIT-Vortex-calf-sleeves.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"912\" height=\"720\" alt decoding=\"async\" data-old-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='912'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%20912%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tri247.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TRI-FIT-Vortex-calf-sleeves-912x720.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Are calf sleeves actually worth it for triathletes? 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It\u2019s about the same length as a matchstick or a locker key. 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