140.6 miles. Wow! I once traveled cross-country and 140.6 miles per day was about all I could handle, and that was in a 2007 Toyota Tacoma.
According to Mitch Roberts (http://mitchr.sweat365.com/), I would be considered an Ironman if I complete any race that consists of a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bike ride and a 26.2 mile run. The challenge is more direct, I will complete an Ironman event.
How long will it take?
To be honest, I have no idea what I am in for, nor do I know how long it will take. I have been fairly athletic my whole life, playing soccer at least once a week since I was 5, but I have never ran, swam or biked on a consistent basis. In fact, the most I think I have ever run in a single day was 3 miles. Who knows how long it will take to train. But, I do want to establish a time frame to accomplish this goal.
I am 29 years old, which I have heard many people say that 28 to 29 is when a male is in his athletic prime, so in order to give myself the best chance, I need to do it fairly soon. The commitment will be to complete 140.6 by my 35th birthday, which gives me a little over 5 years.
Hopefully, I won’t have to wait that long, but who knows how long it will take to get ready for something like this.
I am up for the challenge. If you see me on the side of the road holding up a sign that reads 140.6 or bust, don’t pick me up, just shout some words of encouragement as you drive by and I’ll see you at the finish line.
I just ran across this post, and feel honored that I was quoted! Did you sign up for an event yet? If so, which one?
Mitch,
We have not signed up for an event yet, we are planning on doing our first event together, a sprint triathalon in February. Which reminds me, we should probably sign up before it’s too late. Thanks for the post.
Zeb
Mitch,
I just signed up my brother and I for a sprint triathalon, Los Alamitos’s Race on the Base. Should be a lot of fun.
Zeb