September 18, 201511 yr Awesome achievement, which us your specialty? I've heard nothing but good things regarding Madison. The marathon run is my strongest, but "specialty" probably isn't the best way to describe it I broke 4 hours my last IM Marathon which is strong. This marathon I came it at 4:21, which is still solid. I did however have to stop for about 5 minutes to use the restroom around mile 19, I ran with a guy I knew for about 5 minutes at mile 20, and once I caught up to my wife at mile 22 (she was still on her first lap), I stayed with her until the finish line. Should have been around 4:10. This Wisconsin IM is regarded as one of the more challenging. The bike is BRUTAL hilly. That took me 6:19 which I was pleased with. I am a much stronger biker than I was in my previous 2 IMs.
September 18, 201511 yr So the Iron Man is a 26.2 mile run, a 50 mile bike ride, and how long of a swim?
September 18, 201511 yr So the Iron Man is a 26.2 mile run, a 50 mile bike ride, and how long of a swim? 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run.
September 18, 201511 yr Thanks for the compliment. However, "beast" should be reserved for the two individuals that carried two physically/mentally challenged athletes the entirety of the race. I passed them on the marathon and thought to myself, "this pain I am in compares in no way to what those two are enduring." Each stopped right before the finish line had the challenged athletes receive assistance to cross the finish line on their own two legs. Talk about emotional. Makes me think of the Hoyts every time. Dick Hoyt eats nails for breakfast: https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A2KLqIEbYfxVkwYAT5YsnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByNDY3bGRuBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDdmlkBHZ0aWQDBGdwb3MDNQ--?p=team+hoyt&vid=8cae1bf2e1dbc59188b7335b08a28dcb&turl=http%3A%2F%2Ftse2.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DWN.s9%252bx9p7vLNPz4BlkXcJAAw%26pid%3D15.1%26h%3D195%26w%3D300%26c%3D7%26rs%3D1&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DrPLCaAu_H2U&tit=Team+Hoyt+-+Redeemer&c=4&h=195&w=300&l=288&sigr=11bqmuug9&sigt=10kmdador&sigi=12nrprb30&age=1170782447&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Av&fr=yhs-mozilla-001&hsimp=yhs-001&hspart=mozilla&tt=b
September 19, 201511 yr Author Thanks for the compliment. However, "beast" should be reserved for the two individuals that carried two physically/mentally challenged athletes the entirety of the race. I passed them on the marathon and thought to myself, "this pain I am in compares in no way to what those two are enduring." Each stopped right before the finish line had the challenged athletes receive assistance to cross the finish line on their own two legs. Talk about emotional. Makes me think of the Hoyts every time. Dick Hoyt eats nails for breakfast: https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A2KLqIEbYfxVkwYAT5YsnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByNDY3bGRuBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDdmlkBHZ0aWQDBGdwb3MDNQ--?p=team+hoyt&vid=8cae1bf2e1dbc59188b7335b08a28dcb&turl=http%3A%2F%2Ftse2.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DWN.s9%252bx9p7vLNPz4BlkXcJAAw%26pid%3D15.1%26h%3D195%26w%3D300%26c%3D7%26rs%3D1&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DrPLCaAu_H2U&tit=Team+Hoyt+-+Redeemer&c=4&h=195&w=300&l=288&sigr=11bqmuug9&sigt=10kmdador&sigi=12nrprb30&age=1170782447&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Av&fr=yhs-mozilla-001&hsimp=yhs-001&hspart=mozilla&tt=b Dick Hoyt locked up "Greatest Dad Ever" a long time ago!
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