Must you be slightly insane to do an Ironman?
09-06-07, 06:31 AM
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Must you be slightly insane to do an Ironman?
To cap off a year-long cycling tour through Southeast Asia this weekend I competed in and finished the Singapore Ironman 70.3.
It was my first triathlon of this length. Coupled with the heat and rain, the distance, especially the run, pushed me to the edge of my abilities. Nearing the mid-point of the run I swore I would never again compete in a race any longer than olympic distance.
Now, a mere 96 hours after finishing, I find myself searching the web for another Ironman.
How can this be?
It was my first triathlon of this length. Coupled with the heat and rain, the distance, especially the run, pushed me to the edge of my abilities. Nearing the mid-point of the run I swore I would never again compete in a race any longer than olympic distance.
Now, a mere 96 hours after finishing, I find myself searching the web for another Ironman.
How can this be?
09-06-07, 07:35 AM
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To cap off a year-long cycling tour through Southeast Asia this weekend I competed in and finished the Singapore Ironman 70.3.
It was my first triathlon of this length. Coupled with the heat and rain, the distance, especially the run, pushed me to the edge of my abilities. Nearing the mid-point of the run I swore I would never again compete in a race any longer than olympic distance.
Now, a mere 96 hours after finishing, I find myself searching the web for another Ironman.
How can this be?
It was my first triathlon of this length. Coupled with the heat and rain, the distance, especially the run, pushed me to the edge of my abilities. Nearing the mid-point of the run I swore I would never again compete in a race any longer than olympic distance.
Now, a mere 96 hours after finishing, I find myself searching the web for another Ironman.
How can this be?
cause believe me, they are 2 different animals.
09-06-07, 08:02 AM
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To cap off a year-long cycling tour through Southeast Asia this weekend I competed in and finished the Singapore Ironman 70.3.
It was my first triathlon of this length. Coupled with the heat and rain, the distance, especially the run, pushed me to the edge of my abilities. Nearing the mid-point of the run I swore I would never again compete in a race any longer than olympic distance.
Now, a mere 96 hours after finishing, I find myself searching the web for another Ironman.
How can this be?
It was my first triathlon of this length. Coupled with the heat and rain, the distance, especially the run, pushed me to the edge of my abilities. Nearing the mid-point of the run I swore I would never again compete in a race any longer than olympic distance.
Now, a mere 96 hours after finishing, I find myself searching the web for another Ironman.
How can this be?
09-06-07, 08:54 AM
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same here, its an addiction....swore blind i could never do a full IM after crossing the finish line at steelhead HIM this summer, it hurt too much, and a week later i'm pondering........wisconsin
09-06-07, 09:09 PM
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A key training point regarding capital events:
Do not sign up for another one, or swear off all of them, for at least a week after...
And by the way, didn't Jimmy Buffet say something like if weren't crazy, we would go insane?
Congratulations on your 70.3
Do not sign up for another one, or swear off all of them, for at least a week after...
And by the way, didn't Jimmy Buffet say something like if weren't crazy, we would go insane?
Congratulations on your 70.3
09-07-07, 05:54 AM
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I would say you need to be slighty unemployed to put in the training time required to do the event well.
The race itself, no, no insanity
The race itself, no, no insanity
09-07-07, 10:39 AM
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