It’s not often you see a 6’ 9” giant fly across the marathon finish line with a time of 3:11:04. It’s even more rare for that runner to be a 47 year old retired pro hockey athlete who played 24 seasons in the National Hockey League before retiring in 2022. For Zdeno Chára, running is just a piece of the endurance sports world that he’s decided to bite into post-retirement.
Chára has been utilizing the Nix Hydration Biosensor for several months during his training and will continue to do so as he gears up for Ironman 70.3 Western Massachusetts taking place on June 9th, 2024 in Springfield. While the run part of the course is mostly flat, the bike portion of the race is notably hilly and will require extensive training to avoid any chance of bonking. The Nix team is using Chára’s previous sweat data in conjunction with historic weather data to prescribe a triathlon training plan that will lead to optimal safety and performance as Chára prepares for his upcoming race in June.