What is an IRONMAN and why all the HYPE?

"Why all of this for one event?" you ask! Well the event is no everyday event it is an IRONMAN, which is "The" triathlon. A triathlon is one event that combines 3 sports, swimming, bicycling, and running. And the IRONMAN takes each sport to its epic length. By "EPIC" length I mean the longest event commonly found in events. Take running for example you have 5k Events, 10k Events & etc. well at the top of the list you have a Marathon, which 26.2 miles (about a 42k if your counting). The IRONMAN includes a Marathon run! This makes the IRONMAN one of the hardest endurance events in the world...

An IRONMAN is a:
2.4 mile swim (a long way to swim)
112.0 mile bike (a century ride +12%)
+ 26.2 mile run (a marathon)
140.6 –Total Miles

Think of it in these terms:
-Milwaukee to Chicago: 92 miles
-New York, NY to Philadelphia, PA: 94 miles
-Long Beach, CA to San Diego, CA: 113 miles
-Atlanta, GA to Birmingham, AL: 140 miles

140.6 miles under your own power...no gasoline, batteries NOT included, no car pool, no bus ticket...just your own mind, body, and spirit...and the prayer that will be enough.

Here are a few videos to give you a better understanding of what this is all about:

My current favorite:


Another good one:


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