the blog should be called "i have too much time and money." amazing yes, but the guy is fit and has a big fat bank roll. big deal.

Well just to refresh some memories....... I was the crazy dude dreaming about ALL IM´s in a 24 month period.

The reason is....I would love to do it........hell I would even love to compete in ALL IM´s no matter if it´s not in a 24 month period and takes much longer.

for now it´s only a dream, a wish.... that might or not come true.

Back to this guy......

I guess that IF the real reson is...."I have a lot of money I want to do something crazy and I want everybody to know what I did so........ let´s say I´ll do it for a good reason and I´ll have the excuse for advertising myself." If this was what crossed this guys head...then a big buuuuuuuuuuu for him. But well ........ in the end I hope the persons living with cancer in Canada actually get a benefit from this guys effort. which i have to say is not a piece of cake. A big aplause for him.

P.D: I edited my post afeter reading Tribro´s and noticing I didn´t explain myself.

No,tribro,you didn't miss anything...I for one was making alot of assumptions while hopped up on too much Twinnings English Breakfast Tea.
In my neighborhood, it would take alot of bread to do 6 IM's in 60 days, money I don't have.
And yes it is all for good.
I just hope that anyone who raises money for charity through these sorts of things is doing it for the right reason,and since we can't get inside his head..we'll never know.
Mea Culpa.

But is that part of this guy's agenda - to get lots of media and television attention? Maybe, hard to tell. I don't think he's trying to exploit triathlons or take away from the pros though, even if that is a result. If you're raising money for a cause, you have to advertise...

6 Ironmans in 6 countries over 60 days is very impressive…but I am totally amazed by Dean Karnazes who is going to run 50 Marathons in 50 States in 50 Consecutive days…Now that’s extreme endurance. I can’t even comprehend this feat.:eek:
http://www.endurance50.com/

Dean Karnazes needs to get drug tested. He already passed the 'full of myself' test with flying colors.

Sorry guys, I'm w Tribro on this one. He has a cause and a mission, more power to him as far as I see it. Heck it's for a great cause. I see nothing wrong with it. He has, I am sure, marketed the thing himself and seems to be doing ok. As far as I see it, it's FAR better than letting some stupid actor do an IM cause they are popular (just my opinion).

How he gets the $ FOR the IMs I am unsure though, hmmmm. Your right Anton, he must have a large purse cause he says:

"100% of your donation will go directly to the Canadian Cancer Society thanks to our sponsors"

He needs the publicity, that's the only way to get the $ from people nowadays. And BTW I gave some coin to him :) Hope he makes it!

I think the big problem folks have with DK is the self-promotion.
Going on Leno awhile back and saying he was going to be the first person to run 300 miles non-stop. Pam Reed beat him to it.
He claims to be such a great ultra runner but there are others who have done far more significant feats that you never hear of..Yiannis Kuoros for example. Few people know who Pam Reed is.
Maybe some of it is sour grapes but I think alot has to do with the pre-bragging.
And yes...I could do 6 IM's in 60 days..if I had that kind of money. If you are doing them just to finish,they really aren't that hard.(tongue in cheek)

If he does this and raises alot of money for charity and does alot of good, kudos to him.
If he uses this for some shameless self promotion and becomes a media whore that would suck.
I hope for the best.
I want to see how that plays out.
Then I will form a more accurate opinion

Yeras ago as I laid in a snow filled hammock at the top of the 10th pitch of the Dihedral Wall on El Cap during a solo attempt...It hit me like a fist in the face.
"There is a thin line between being hard,and being stupid."
I threw off the haul bag tied the ropes together and rapped off in the snow and sleet...to live another day.
David isn't nuts and he is not stupid. He is hard. But like many great,unknown athletes, he is hard without the macho that many people associate with being hard. The quiet Hardman.
Being a Hardman or Hardwoman is more about the mind than the body. Some people in their minds,truly,have no limits.

Hey everyone. I am new here but I was in France when I met Mike. He is a nice guy and not some ego crazed individual. There are a lot of people on here that say he has too much time...too much money...do you know him? Have you raced alongside him? Probably not. He didn't strike me as a wild and crazy guy. Just a down to earth fellow triathlete there to do a job. Quite friendly and if he is doing it for a good cause...good for him. There are so many of us to talk about doing this or doing that to make a difference...this guy actually went out and did it and that is more than a lot of people.

I have told friends about this guy and they see him as not some over glorified athlete but as hope. I work with several cancer groups here in the bay area and those going through it right now are happy to know someone is out there making a difference.

Self promotion...whatever...my hat goes off to the man since it is something I know probably 99.9% of us surely couldn't do. At least he is doing something not sitting at a computer running our mouth.

Well Said! Honestly.
And as for sitting at computers running our mouths...
I know many of us here who support wonderful causes...given more than you can imagine...quietly and anonymously.