Originally Posted by
gregf83
The median income figure I threw out there means that 1/2 the participants are below that level. Clearly, you can complete an Ironman on a budget but to be competitive the costs can go up quickly. Lot's of 10k bikes. It's not hard to spend $20k/yr on training and races which requires a reasonable income and/or considerable sacrifice.
Indeed, lots of 10K setups. It is an expensive hobby. I'm not doing an IM in 2011. I think I'm just going to focus on the bike for a while and bank my spousal credits for 2012. I might do IMOO or IMAZ.