Why Ironman
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tsilcyc posted 11 weeks ago.
Ironman is not one day. It is the accumulation of many days leading up to event. Think of your training as studying and Ironman the test. How hard are you studying? But while studying is boring, the training process is not and should be enjoyed. As was stated recently, the training process "is a journey" to your final destination, the Ironman, a reward for all of your hard work.
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rlauredo posted 11 weeks ago.
I do IMs because if running a marathon is kind of dumb, doing Ironman is outright stupid and ignorant. If the marathon is difficult, Ironman is epic. The sort of thing Homer would write about.
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DSmith posted 11 weeks ago.
I do IMs because if an 80 year old man can cross the finish line there is no excuse why I can't do it at 33.
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PJT posted 11 weeks ago.
gdtkona wrote:
Race mode can quickly become survival mode bringing a tidal wave of emotions. a teutonic mind vs body struggle.
But what if we're not German? :)
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gfd posted 11 weeks ago.
But what if we're not German? :)
That is funny.
My mind is Magyaric.
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fastdog5 posted 11 weeks ago.
gdtkona wrote:
First, for the one or two who "Got" my last posting, good job.
Were we being tested? I'll try to do better next time :)
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burnman posted 11 weeks ago.
Ironman is everything that it's portrayed to be. It's physical, it's cerebral, it's spiritual, and at the end of the day it's sheer will that gets you to your destination. You're alone ... you and the 2000 other people standing next to you. It's for people that ask themselves, "what are my limits?" knowing full well that they would never settle for the answer if they found it.
Many in this community have completed several Ironman races. I've completed zero. Sadly, I'm in the process of formally postponing my first Ironman (due to shoulder injuries), and it is a confusing, mental struggle - one that I really wasn't prepared for. Even though the setbacks are short term, I have an overwhelming sense of despair. A year ago, I all but killed myself to finish an annual 15k run. Today, I'm undoubtedly in the best shape of my life. I can bike over 100 miles a clip, run 20+ miles at my previous 15k splits, and (if my shoulders were cooperating) swim a respectable 2.4 miles. But real Ironmen don't complain: they move forward. So on that note, I'll stop feeling sorry for myself and hit the bike just a little bit harder tonight.
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TriSooner posted 11 weeks ago.
tsilcyc wrote:
I can't remember where I read it, but I agree with you: One becomes an Ironman not merely by finishing a one-day race; rather by completing all of the training.
Ironman is not one day. It is the accumulation of many days leading up to event.
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deepbluex posted 11 weeks ago.
I have not done an IM. I want to do an IM. It stands as an Everest, or the moon, or any other lofty goal that no man can shrug off convincingly. It commands my respect. It makes me fearful. It makes me imagine, hope and desire. It gives me something to reach for and dream about.
Someday.
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calilargeguy posted 11 weeks ago.
As I'm sure many of us do I get this question all the time when people find out that I'm preparing for my first Ironman. CDA in 51 days. They look at me like i'm crazy as i'm an ex football player currently tipping the scales at 265. The answer I give, Why not an Ironman. If you don't push the limits of what your body can do then you stagnate. It's a mental challenge as much as a physical and I want to see how far I can push my body.
It's also great to see the expressions I get. Can't wait to see what they say after I cross the finish line.
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nyfan21 posted 11 weeks ago.
To me the reason why I would do an Ironman is to do something that not many people are able to do in a life time. I am doing a Half Ironman this July and after the race I told myself that if I feel good after the race that in 2009 I am going to sign up for an Ironman.
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kevinb421 posted 11 weeks ago.
Ironman is not a race, it is not a title, it is a way of life.
"If your not going to win, make the fellow in front of you break a record."
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tri-ac posted 11 weeks ago.
haven't done one yet, but the motivation is there so that one day when my boy is a teenager, I can rub my belly, belch and blithely say, " oh yeah, I did that!" and then enjoy the disbelief/awe on my son and his friends' faces. :)
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VTIRON posted 11 weeks ago.
I have not posted for about a year. Sort of got out of the habit of regularly logging on to see what was being discussed. The comments above are all very meaningful to those who expressed their feelings. Many of these feelings are shared On April 13th my wife and I completed our 15 IM in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The satisfaction of #15 is probably greater than all the good feelings experienced previously. The more experience one has probably leads us to ponder the accomplishment in more detail or appreciate more what has been done.
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Ultrarunner posted 11 weeks ago.
Because I can. Want to watch miracles move in front of you? Go to the finish line of an IM and just watch all the people come in. By the 17th hour, you will be crying because you are so proud of the fortitude of those individuals that took a chance, and pushed themselves beyond what they ever thought was possible. Those people are truly living. I like being one of those people.
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watrbg2 posted 11 weeks ago.
Why Ironman? - Scott Tinley says it a lot better than me.
“And in a world that tries its hardest to separate us from what matters, the Ironman helps us to reconnect with the pulse of our lives. As long as it does that, we will be happy to have made the decision to even attempt the dream." -Scott Tinley
'In a world that tries its hardest to separate us from what matters, the Ironman helps us to reconnect with the pulse of our lives." - Scott Tinley
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PrinceofClydes posted 11 weeks ago.
..because one night, late October back in 1993, I sat on the curb on Alii Drive at 12:45 am Sunday morning with a half dozen other journalists waiting for the final contestants of the Ironman World Championships to finish.
We had been up since 5am the previous morning, had followed the race all day sitting in the back of a pick-up truck with no shade, sitting on folding lawn chairs, taking pix, scribbling in little notebooks.
These two women we were waiting for weren't going to get a medal, weren't going to record a time - officially, weren't even going to get a freaking t-shirt, despite having trained all year, spent time & money, squandered the patience and love of their families to do the course in what would be (unofficially) 17:45:00 hrs.
We sat on the side of a deserted Alii Drive. There were no spectators, no lights, only six journalists and the race announcer who reported that the two women were 5kms out at midnite and the course was closed. But because Ironman is a family, the volunteers and the organizers weren't going to give up on them.
At 12:45am, they jogged down a deserted Alii Drive to cross the white line - and were welcomed by the race announcer's voice. They were accompanied by thirty enthusiastic, cheering volunteers who had gone out into the dark to find these women and escort them home. They weren't going to let them give up hope, nor let them quit, nor were they going to let them feel abandoned -even though they weren't official finishers.
We six journalists stood and cheered and, with tears in our eyes, welcomed them home.
I vowed then and there that I would do Ironman. It took ten years of preparation, giving up smoking, getting my life together to get the first one done - in 2003 at IMC, but I never forgot those two women in Kona in 1993, who just wouldn't quit.
PoC
"Pain doesn't last, chicks dig scars, glory is forever!"
- Shane Falco.
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tsilcyc posted 11 weeks ago.
THAT is one heck of a story.
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First, for the one or two who "Got" my last posting, good job.
Why IM? 4-13-08, Phoenix, AZ, mile 15 on the run. After five hours thirty minutes of 30-35mph head winds and 98 degrees, loosing my legs at mile 12 in the run, and facing another 11 to go, well the question did occur to me. Especially after an hour in medical and considering another return to Kona.....
IM is about who you choose to be on a moment by moment basis. Competition at shorter distances is as much my parents against your parents. Hard work can only achieve that which your genetics allow. IM comes down to much more than that. Each day of training is a deposit withdrawn on race day. Meticulous planning for effort and nutrition, specific training....Many athletes who are much,much faster than I am have watched me run past in an IM marathon. And the risk is high. Race mode can quickly become survival mode bringing a tidal wave of emotions. a teutonic mind vs body struggle. Me vs me.
And beside, the post race massage never felt so good.