I Did an Ironman Without Training. Then I Puked, Cried, and Fell Asleep.

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He decided to swim 2.4 miles, bike 112, and run a marathon off the couch. This is what happened.

because I figured I’d save that for the post-event celebration). After dinner, I designed a route on Google Maps: I’d do the 2.4-mile swim by repeating laps of Mirror Lake, about 30 miles outside of the city; then ride 112 miles of mountain passes from Mirror Lake to my house in Salt Lake; and finish with 26.2 miles of running on the city streets. I’d start in the evening and do most of it overnight, to avoid traffic on the bike ride and the sweltering August heat on the marathon.

I had a wetsuit, but not being a swimmer, I forgot to bring a nose plug and goggles. And my form? It consisted of a spastic front crawl broken up by interludes of backstroke, and one abysmal attempt at a breastroke. At this point, I had to admit that Ironman triathlons are hard. There, I said it. I just wanted to be in my bed—where I knew Lauren and my dog Makoa were.

 

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Define “without” training. Article: “Zeppelin ... is a naturally gifted athlete: He’s a sponsored snowboarder, and he’s summited plenty of peaks.” -He also has a girlfriend (?) who is an ultra marathoner if I read that right..? Sounds fit. I wouldn’t call that “off the couch.”

Respect to him, congrats, takes a lot of guts to do this, but I wouldn't encourage anyone to do it unless they're, at the very least, not overweight and very fit, it's very hard mentally speaking as well

Dude that is crazy. You are not a weekend warrior. you are a rock star

I had a coworker run a marathon “off the couch”. He died a few days later. Be careful.

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