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re: Could you Finish an Ironman in 3 Days?
Posted on 11/4/26 at 2:36 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Posted on 11/4/26 at 2:36 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Age 53. Did my first full this year in Texas in 13 hours. Just a middle of the pack guy. My guess is more people could complete the race than people think in the 17 hour time limit (Nevermind three days).
The race is hard, but it’s really about the lifestyle you end up adopting over months to prepare for it that’s the hardest part. Your family has to be on board. All that training can get old and be hard for them too.
The swim is easier to build up to than you might think. The trick is breathing and staying calm when it turns into a washing machine. The bike is a long time and staying mentally locked in for it all is not easy. Somewhere around mile 18-19 on the run is what it all came down to for me. Finding out what you do then and what’s in you is why I think you sign up for this distance in the first place. At least that’s how it was for me.
I am seriously considering signing up for my second go at Ironman Florida a year from now. It’s a thought as scary as it was the first time I signed up for this distance. I think that’s a sign I should go for it one more time.
The race is hard, but it’s really about the lifestyle you end up adopting over months to prepare for it that’s the hardest part. Your family has to be on board. All that training can get old and be hard for them too.
The swim is easier to build up to than you might think. The trick is breathing and staying calm when it turns into a washing machine. The bike is a long time and staying mentally locked in for it all is not easy. Somewhere around mile 18-19 on the run is what it all came down to for me. Finding out what you do then and what’s in you is why I think you sign up for this distance in the first place. At least that’s how it was for me.
I am seriously considering signing up for my second go at Ironman Florida a year from now. It’s a thought as scary as it was the first time I signed up for this distance. I think that’s a sign I should go for it one more time.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 2:38 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
umm yes..
Posted on 11/4/26 at 2:39 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Sure. I did a half Ironman in 6 hours
Posted on 11/4/26 at 2:49 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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I’m not talking to them, I’m talking to the guys like a couple of posts up who says he runs 15 minutes in the evening a couple days a week and thinks it wouldn’t be that hard.
Or the dude who said 16 miles an hour is a “leisurely pace”
You gave us a full DAY to “run” 26 miles. That is strolling, and is easy as pie.
16 MPH isn’t leisurely for a non-biker, but for someone who bikes regularly it’s doable. I used to ride the MS Tour in Louisiana and I’d maintain about 20 mph for 75 miles. Now, that was in a three person group, which is a lot easier. But on my training rides I’d do 19 or 20 mph by myself on the flat levee, as long as there was no wind.
But again, you gave us a day.
The swim is a cakewalk for anyone who swims. Open water is a pain in the arse, but it would take a slow swimmer no more than 3 or 4 hours, and…not to beat a dead horse, but…YOU GAVE US A DAY.
I’m 64. If we bet on it, I’d definitely win a two day bet. I’d probably win a one day bet, but it would be a challenge. If conditions were bad on the swim or bike I’d probably fail on the one day. The three day challenge is a joke for anyone in condition and who swims.
I would get a big fat seat, though, for the bike ride, because even though I mountain bike a lot, my arse isn’t conditioned to a hard racing seat.
This post was edited on 11/4/26 at 2:52 pm
Posted on 11/4/26 at 2:51 pm to 13233
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I think that’s a sign I should go for it one more time.
I planned to keep doing them, but got injured and had to take some time off. Building back up is the hard part in any fitness journey. Since I had completed one, the internal driver wasn't as big and I just couldn't get motivated anymore.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 2:51 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
I've done a sprint. It was hard but most people could do a sprint with minimual training. Ironman is a whole different animal.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 2:54 pm to Penrod
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I would get a big fat seat, though, for the bike ride, because even though I mountain bike a lot, my arse isn’t conditioned to a hard racing seat.
you ain't never lie...
My taint was hurting for days....
Posted on 11/4/26 at 2:56 pm to tigeraddict
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140.6 mile biking - i believe this is the hill i would literally die on.
I think it’s 112. 140 is the total distance swim/bike/run.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 3:00 pm to LSUfan4444
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The untrained taint is easily defeated.
That’s a great quote!
Posted on 11/4/26 at 3:09 pm to Aguga
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Which way is the current flowing?
No current. Maybe a lot of waves, though.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 3:13 pm to Penrod
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someone who bikes regularly it’s doable
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The swim is a cakewalk for anyone who swims.
Most people on this board can’t run a mile without stopping.
Congrats on being in shape at your age baw
Posted on 11/4/26 at 3:14 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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The first 200-300m of an open water swim in any triathlon are nightmare fuel. My first 70.3 I started myself too far back and passed hundreds of people on the swim. 200m in I was thinking frick this, this is the worst thing ever, I’m never doing it again.
And that could be a problem if you hadn’t given us THREE DAYS.
You could alternate side stroke and breast stroke whenever you get tired of freestyle. There would be no rush.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 3:15 pm to Penrod
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And that could be a problem if you hadn’t given us THREE DAYS.
The swim is easy. A 110 mile bike would put the average Louisiana baw in the hospital… literally
Posted on 11/4/26 at 3:16 pm to Tiger4life306
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The barometer for Ironman ignorance starts with:
“I could easily do the bike and the run, it’s the swimming that would get me.”
Little do they know if you actually train, swimming will be the least of your worries
But we can’t train. At least that’s the way I interpreted it. Can we, right now, accomplish it in three days? If you are not in fairly good shape the answer is no.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 3:17 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Are floaties optional, then yes.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 3:23 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Had a former coworker/friend who no longer competes but qualified to race at the Ironman championships in Hawaii a few years back. We were connected on MyFitnessPal and she left her profile open to friends so you could see how she was eating and training. The work she put in was mind blowing.
I can say with confidence that I couldn't do that shite. Maybe when I was an athlete just outside of HS but definitely not now.
I can say with confidence that I couldn't do that shite. Maybe when I was an athlete just outside of HS but definitely not now.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 3:28 pm to BluegrassBelle
Have a daughter (no pics) that could do it. She’s training for some kinda team challenge, Hydrox I think they call it. She won her age group in Houston at one event.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 3:32 pm to Lonnie Utah
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See, I have the exact opposite opinion. In my mind, the biking would be the easiest part. Why? Because the gears of the bike give you a mechanical advantage the other two activities don't. Also, there will be opportunities to coast and rest on the bike that you can't take advantage of while running or swimming.
You are correct for the muscles and joints; it’s the chafing seat that makes the biking hard. That’s not a problem if you’re used to it. I would put my mountain bike seat on a good hybrid and coast through the bike portion in about seven hours. I’d do the swim and bike on day one and do the walk/jog on day two. Maybe I’d do the last 30 miles of the bike on day two before the walk.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 3:32 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Yes easily
Posted on 11/4/26 at 3:42 pm to Jon A thon
Very true on building back up being so hard. It gets worse every year I age. It’s also hard to be patient with myself after a lay off. I have to continue to remind myself not to compare myself today to who I was as an athlete years ago. Some days just doing a little 20 minute run is a big deal.
You are wise to focus on trying to find the right motivation. We can’t do everything in life. There’s just not enough time and barking up the wrong tree sounds like a good way to be frustrated.
The truth is I am finding some peace in just accepting that there are things I won’t ever do once or do again in my trip through life. It’s freeing and makes what I do show up for more special i(f that makes sense).
My guess is you might be smarter than me about all of this so I will leave it at that. Peace.
You are wise to focus on trying to find the right motivation. We can’t do everything in life. There’s just not enough time and barking up the wrong tree sounds like a good way to be frustrated.
The truth is I am finding some peace in just accepting that there are things I won’t ever do once or do again in my trip through life. It’s freeing and makes what I do show up for more special i(f that makes sense).
My guess is you might be smarter than me about all of this so I will leave it at that. Peace.
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