18 days to go until the Ironman World Championships on 11 October 2014. If youre impressed, as I am, by just a marathon then get your head around this race. 3.8km (2.4mile) swim, 180km (112mile) bike, 42.2km (26.2mile) run. As soon as the cannon goes off the clock is ticking. No rest through transitions, this is a race that lasts 8+ hours of pushing your mind and body enough to break your opponents will to compete with you. These are quite simply the most phenomenally, completely conditioned athletes on the planet. Held on the biggest Hawiian island Ironman is not only long, but its held in severe conditions. Scorching heat blasting into you by cross-winds strong enough to fetch people off their bikes (regularly). The marathon goes through the Energy Lab. Nothing but miles of fields of black lava. Like much of the best things in life, this thing should be illegal. Having completed just marathons, this thing boggles my mind. If its ok with you, Ill post a couple of links over the next few days for you to watch and to get the . Enjoy youtube/watch?v=eWrpbMVicnY
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 01:08:47 +0000
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