Could you compete in an Ironman?

[Herr Tubthumper]

Out of interest how long does it take to swim 2.4 miles?

 

[AlbionPics&SouthCoastTwit]

It certainly would help to compete inside this "Ironman."

 

[1066familyman]

I have been away from NSC for a very long time, but just wanted to resurrect this thread for anybody who cares and say.

I COMPLETED MY IRONMAN RACE!

15hrs and 15 minutes to swim 2.4miles, ride 112miles and then run a marathon.

Below is a video of me crossing the line.

Respect!

A mate of mine watched his son complete the Wales Ironman this year - made him a very proud dad indeed, and quite rightly so!

Chapeau!

 

[dazzer6666]

Well done. Amazing stuff. I did my one and only triathlon last summer. I had to learn to swim which was hard work. I only did an Olympic length one and took 2 hrs 53. I am tempted by a half ironman but an ironman is just nuts and hats off to you for doing it.

Your next challenge should be celtman (google it) my cousin's husband came 4th or 5th this year and the TV pictures were amazing. The cycle is around the highlands and the marathon is nearly all cross country and involves climbing two mountains. Mere mortals like me can dream of ironman but having completed an ironman would you consider that?

I saw this a while back

http://www.liberty.edu/news/index.cfm?PID=18495&MID=101873

 

[Berty23]

I saw this a while back

http://www.liberty.edu/news/index.cfm?PID=18495&MID=101873

Piece of pi**

 

[Berty23]

As an aside... How was the swim? I assume it was open water? That was my biggest fear because I had never swam more than 200 metres front crawl. I was terrified of the open water. It turns out that swimming in a wetsuit is much easier than without one due to the buoyancy. Did you find that? The start was mental too. Someone had mentioned to me to watch it but until you have been in the middle of c200 blokes all starting front crawl at the same time you can't appreciate how nasty it is as a relatively crap swimmer. Arms and legs everywhere and kicked and punched more than once. I had tried to start at the back but got ushered forward.

 

[Curious Orange]

I have been away from NSC for a very long time, but just wanted to resurrect this thread for anybody who cares and say.

I COMPLETED MY IRONMAN RACE!

15hrs and 15 minutes to swim 2.4miles, ride 112miles and then run a marathon.

Below is a video of me crossing the line.

Well done! Have you had the tattoo done yet?

 

[Greg Bobkin]

I have been away from NSC for a very long time, but just wanted to resurrect this thread for anybody who cares and say.

I COMPLETED MY IRONMAN RACE!

15hrs and 15 minutes to swim 2.4miles, ride 112miles and then run a marathon.

Below is a video of me crossing the line.

Bloody brilliant, and for Chestnut Tree House, if I'm not mistaken?

Some mates did their first ironman in Wales this year and mentioned to me the other day about doing another on in 2017. I will do one – ultimately before I'm 40 (dunno why?) – to get it out of my system. It's the swim that will really get me. It's a bloody long way, and I find swimming so boring...

 

[Greg Bobkin]

I saw this a while back

http://www.liberty.edu/news/index.cfm?PID=18495&MID=101873

That is just crazy. Absolutely crazy.

 

[Normal Rob]

many congratulations! Brilliant work.

and it gives me an excuse to post this again...

 

[Nibble]

Well done, tough race. In answer to the original post, although I consider myself fit, I don't think I would have the stamina to complete an iron man.

 

[sydney]

good mate of mine just did one 2.5 k swim 90 k , bike ride , 22 k run.......he's been training his arse of since last december and was reasonably fit to start with.......don't think i could do it....!!

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

The swim would do me, mainly via boredom.

the rest you could train for.

17 hours is a Long time.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

I'm doing 9 hours training a week just to get through my first ever sprint tri on 28th Feb. Feeling pretty good for it though.

Iron Man - never in a month of Sundays

What are you finding the hardest?

 

[RandyWanger]

Well done, at the moment, no I couldn't, on separate days I could do the cycle and be competitive, I'd blow our my ass on the run and probably just make it, I'd not be able to swim 2.4 miles with lots of people around me. Lots of respect to anyone who attempts one.

 

[maltaseagull]

Out of interest how long does it take to swim 2.4 miles?

I think it depends how quickly you swim but i may be wrong

 

[00snook]

Well done. Amazing stuff. I did my one and only triathlon last summer. I had to learn to swim which was hard work. I only did an Olympic length one and took 2 hrs 53. I am tempted by a half ironman but an ironman is just nuts and hats off to you for doing it.

Your next challenge should be celtman (google it) my cousin's husband came 4th or 5th this year and the TV pictures were amazing. The cycle is around the highlands and the marathon is nearly all cross country and involves climbing two mountains. Mere mortals like me can dream of ironman but having completed an ironman would you consider that?

I would definitely consider it. The training and competing is incredibly addictive.

The Celtman is very well known. Iconic race.

 

[00snook]

Out of interest how long does it take to swim 2.4 miles?

Took me 90 minutes. Pros can do it in half that

 

[00snook]

As an aside... How was the swim? I assume it was open water? That was my biggest fear because I had never swam more than 200 metres front crawl. I was terrified of the open water. It turns out that swimming in a wetsuit is much easier than without one due to the buoyancy. Did you find that? The start was mental too. Someone had mentioned to me to watch it but until you have been in the middle of c200 blokes all starting front crawl at the same time you can't appreciate how nasty it is as a relatively crap swimmer. Arms and legs everywhere and kicked and punched more than once. I had tried to start at the back but got ushered forward.

I loved the swim, but I come from a decent swimming background.

Wetsuits are much easier than swimming in skins as they help you float.

The swim was in the sea. I'd done loads of training in the Solent so was well prepared (for that part at least) [emoji16]

 

[00snook]

Well done! Have you had the tattoo done yet?

Yep tattoo done. [emoji6]