imagine doing 6 hours of this a day for 3 weeks... oh wait thats the tour de france and imagine then doing that 3 times a year oh wait thats the giro de itali and the vuelta
@HappyTroll100 well sure but that is only 8 hrs than a week of rest. still 6 hrs for 3 weeks with only 2 days rest. come on that's plenty more brutal. while enduring the 30 mph crashes. im sure no other triathlete has finished a race after going through barbed wire fence or off the side of a swiss switchback.
@HappyTroll100 it is but i dont think its the greatest thing to accomplish like many people say. it may be the biggest thing that an amature can accomplish. but who wants to be an amature at three sports and not amazing at one. i think its dumb for people to go out and say i wana do a triathlon when they suck at swimming running and biking. and i think conquering multiple mountain passes and riding a couple thousand miles in a few weeks is much more amazing.
Dude... Most people are quite average and hence, "amateurs". Being able to Swim 3,8 ride 180 and run 42,2 under 16 hours isn't sucking at these sports, quite contrary. Saying so is a major underestimation. Tours are to my knowlegde to pro's only. Not everyone can, or want to be a pro.
@MrManthalete Ok...still, as far as I know you could as well be a fat fuck behind a keyboard (same could apply for me). Lets just say that leaving negative or judgmental comments on videos as this is a bit...yea whatever. You should know what I mean. If not...cheers anyway and happy running!
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I saw this video before a half-marathon race.. I had "untill I collapse" in my mindset the hole race.. new personal record with over 3 minutes! 100% motivation!
I finished i'n montréal my first haft ironman and i finished 120 in 5:30 ... I will focus for next years .... 21 years old .... I just start and I willl push myself ' TILL I COLLAPSE'
i'm back to say i completed my first ironman! 15:27:33. it was a tough and gruelling day, but i wouldn't have changed it for anything in the world. i thought of this video and the inspiration it provided me for the last year when i was battling intense heat on the bike, parched since some aid stations had run out of water, throwing up and just focusing on moving forward. i'm already planning for my 2nd ironman. i'm hooked.
im in highschool football and my coach showed us this and i was amazed how far people can go with determination this truley inspireing the message i got from it is dont give up keep going and dont loose hope and faith idk i just thought that was cool that people would actullay do this i dont think i would be able to do it this is a motivational video
I am about to find out. My first Ironman Sunday. Louisville. Good to know every situation that can happen--inner strength--pull it out of you---not be a quitter--this song is awesome.
Well thank you! One year ago I was a total wimp in terms of triathlon and long-distance sports...
So, even if you too feel like a wimp, you can do it... You can do anything really, as long as you have the tools - the tools being a heart, preferably a set of legs, a set of arms and a bike...
I've completed 4 triathlons so far this summer, 2 sprints, 2 olympic distances, I have 5 more triathlons before the end of the fall and I can start training for my 70.3 Ironman in April 2012. I <3 triathlon racing.
Awesome!!!! this takes as much mental strength as physical!! YES I CAN!! ive been training for one.... im gonna conquer this! i will be an IRONMAN!!! this video made me think about a movie I saw last week, “Discover the Gift”. it talks about being true to yourself and do whatever you do best giving 100% all the time. I loved it! u should check it out!! facebook. com/discoverthegift
i'm training for my first ironman (IMC). whenever i'm having one of those days where i just can't seem to bring myself to get out the door to train, i watch this video. it never fails to bring me to tears and light a fire under my ass. 43 days from now i will be waiting for that cannon to go off and will embark on the toughest journey of my life. I WILL DO THIS. I WILL BE AN IRONMAN.
@starcraftiskool, sorry but your an idiot. A 27k is just shy of 17 miles, and to run that in 2 hours 20 minutes your averaging around an 8:30-9:00 mile pace which is nowhere near elite status. how about the marathoners that do 26.2 miles in almost under 2 hours? next time, dont post if you dont know what your talking about.
awesome vid, i am about 2 go for a 100 mile bike ride, i am 16 and have done 4 olympic distance triathlon and training for a ironman for when i am 18-20 :0 keep the hard work up guys, dont no about you but now my legs are constantly in pain lol
I'm running a half marathon with my best friend this upcoming October. We are training hard, really hard. Every day we push ourselves and every day the run gets longer and we are more tired. But its just the beginning and this is just an inspiration for all of us that want to stick to our dreams and want get to that finish line, even if our bodies collapse.
@NelaYanela For an half-marathon, you have no chance to crumble. That is not long enough, if you are ready, this distance is the perfect stepping stone leading to a marathon the very next year.
One day and fourteen hours 'till i'm gonna start my first 70.3 Ironman in St.Pölten Austria! If i finish that god damn line i'll be allowed to start at "Ironman Austria 2012"!!
good video but I still don't get all those people that collapse after the swim... what the hell were they thinking? did they think thye could do a full Ironman and not even train for 4k swim?... the only exemption I can think of would be cramping!
My passion in life is making new deep discoveries in math - and it WOULD be applying those discoveries to the creation / biosynthesis in the laboratory of meat and human beings so animals need not be bred/slaughtered and women need not get pregnant again to continue the human species: but that requires a team effort, and my dream is to work with a team with the same passion and vision.
Still, athletes like Olympians/Ironman inspire me to work harder on my own stuff!
Obviously, there must be some maximum time allowed to complete an ironman, right? After all, I know I've "run" at least 26 miles in total, swam at least 2 miles in total, and bicycled at least 180km in total in my life (I'm 47).
I find the ironman terribly biased against the leg muscles. i.e. the bicycle and marathon parts are totally redundant. They really need a more arm-exercising event. I don't know what (walk on hands for 2 miles?)
@T1NDALLBROS I don't mean SOCIALLY biased, if that's what you thought I meant. But, don't you understand what I meant? 2 of the 3 events are "heavy on the leg muscles". Now, say, instead of the ride, they had "push a boulder up a mountain" That would give more exercise to the arms.
Hey - I DON'T know anything about training for an ironman. I want to be informed. That's all.
@klarum It's something you prove to yourself, the assumption in your comment exposes your will to impress others. I hope you overcome that compulsion.
@klarum It's something you prove to yourself, the assumption in your comment exposes your will to impress others. I hope you overcome that compulsion.
Best video ever! makes me feel like if they can do it, so can i! running the boston marathon 2011 tomorrow, and this song has officially made it on my playlist.
I'm 21, and it is my dream to complete the Ironman...I still have a very, very long way to go, but one of these days, i WILL do it...and no one can stop me.
@HarringtonAlex sorry but i dont beleive the 2 hour 20 minute thing. i dont wanna take away from your accomplishments but that would be fast enough to qualify for the US marathon olympic trials and many elite runners dont run that speed
@HarringtonAlex I`m a venezuelan man, i,m 30 years old, just now i decided to be an Ironman, thanks for your words, it make feel that i can do it! @mickydarauche
@mickydarauche Yeah, do it man! I just did mine in Nice,,, Was an awesome day! Did it in 13:50. Felt great finishing it!
The hardest bit is your training. Find a way of staying positive, even when everything else is falling apart... On the hills at 70 k (7% climb for ~20k) I went: "How are you doing?", and people would say: "Man, I feel terrible - how bout you?"... The only reply is: "Man, this is a great day, this is awesome, never felt better!!!"
@HarringtonAlex I finally did Ironman Nice... WHAT AN AWESOME DAY!!!
Had a good swim, 1 hour 20 minutes, a GREAT bikeride of 6:34 on a very hilly course with about 6000 feet of climb and a HORRIBLE marathon of 5:30...
MY ROAD ID SAID: "TILL I COLLAPSE", but I didn't! :)
All in all, with transitions, I did it in 13:50. I was busted, but I couldn't have felt better.If you want to do it, there's nothing to it - do the training and stay happy, that'll get you through :)
As I wrote, I couldn't run more than 8k to start with, and I couldn't swim. So one of my biggest priorities was getting my swim in order. I learned to level my body in the water (most important thing for a newbie, IMO) by swimming only with my legs, holding a floating-board with my stretched arms. The important thing is to swing your legs from your hips, not the knees! That will level you off after some practice... Then you start practicing stroke with help from coach and Youtube.
And then of course I started doing base training. Getting used to training 6 days a week and mentally getting to know long training hours (do them on the bike). I did 1 long bike ride each week to begin with, swimming and running a lot of medium distances (12k) to get my tendons and joints ready for the heavy period of training....
- Learn to swim
- Learn what it is like to keep going for 2-3 hours.
@MikeKay1978 Just take it easy. Remember that I trained for it in 10 months, with by far the most of the training in the last 5 months. Take your time, enjoy the sport. If you are persistent, you will do it in a few years time - so what?
I chose to do it this fast at my young age of 20 only because I have 5 years of studying ahead of me, making me too poor to participate :P Sabbatical Ironman!
It's kinda hard to say. To be honest, I wasn't very scientific in my training, so it wasn't very cost effective.
But I started learning what it is to stay in the saddle for a long time (say 80k+) and started learning running over longer distances (10k+) - and of couse, swimming.
During your buildup (winter), it will be a good idea to get your joints and tendons ready for the stress of marathoning, and also getting your swim technique sorted. Biking is really heavy towards the end
@HarringtonAlex Thanks :) I have the swimming sorted, been a keen swimmer since I was 8ish, running should be fine as well - hardest will definitely be biking.
I've tried to find this on my phone but it doesn't show up. This video is awesome so please make it available to mobile devices
TheTyr7 2 days ago
This continues to be one of my favorite videos ever. Please make it available on mobile devices.
smileypain1 5 days ago
RESPECT
thairunescape 5 days ago
i started crying i need to lose weight this is so sad...
snipefrommars 1 week ago
what shoes he had? at 0:14
ncuria 2 weeks ago
The last guy,,,,,,touching!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Lexisplevy1 2 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
@Lexisplevy1 , yes, but his timing chip is on his foot.... so waste of effort!
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can i handle it you ask? i'm afraid the answer is NO. Maybe next year the answer will be a resounding YES
TheHangnail1 2 weeks ago
can i handle it you ask? i'm afraid the answer is NO. Maybe next year the answer will be a resounding YES
TheHangnail1 2 weeks ago
Almost got tears!! the dedication, i mean!!!
Lexisplevy1 2 weeks ago
RESPECT to all of them
conosingorritou 3 weeks ago 4
:o
GuruEdward 3 weeks ago
amazing video
BareKasper 3 weeks ago 2
imagine doing 6 hours of this a day for 3 weeks... oh wait thats the tour de france and imagine then doing that 3 times a year oh wait thats the giro de itali and the vuelta
122ffsdd 4 weeks ago
@122ffsdd It takes at least 8 hours to run an ironman not 6 hours!!!
HappyTroll100 2 weeks ago
@HappyTroll100 well sure but that is only 8 hrs than a week of rest. still 6 hrs for 3 weeks with only 2 days rest. come on that's plenty more brutal. while enduring the 30 mph crashes. im sure no other triathlete has finished a race after going through barbed wire fence or off the side of a swiss switchback.
122ffsdd 2 weeks ago
@122ffsdd I agree with you I'm a big cycling fan too its just you have to admit the iroman is pretty brutal!!!
HappyTroll100 1 week ago
@HappyTroll100 it is but i dont think its the greatest thing to accomplish like many people say. it may be the biggest thing that an amature can accomplish. but who wants to be an amature at three sports and not amazing at one. i think its dumb for people to go out and say i wana do a triathlon when they suck at swimming running and biking. and i think conquering multiple mountain passes and riding a couple thousand miles in a few weeks is much more amazing.
122ffsdd 1 week ago
@122ffsdd
Dude... Most people are quite average and hence, "amateurs". Being able to Swim 3,8 ride 180 and run 42,2 under 16 hours isn't sucking at these sports, quite contrary. Saying so is a major underestimation. Tours are to my knowlegde to pro's only. Not everyone can, or want to be a pro.
varaperkele 4 days ago
EMINEM TILL I COLLAPSE!!
Rotsac93 1 month ago
Respect 2 the guy in the rolling char 2:12
TheDoeej 1 month ago 3
@2:26 Exhausted just after the swim? You've still a long way to go, buddy.
MrManthalete 1 month ago
@MrManthalete says a fat fuck behind a keyboard...
silver222333 1 month ago
@silver222333 I do triathlons and distance running myself you prick, so your argument is invalid.
MrManthalete 1 month ago
@MrManthalete Ok...still, as far as I know you could as well be a fat fuck behind a keyboard (same could apply for me). Lets just say that leaving negative or judgmental comments on videos as this is a bit...yea whatever. You should know what I mean. If not...cheers anyway and happy running!
silver222333 3 weeks ago
this is seriously a MIND FUCK sport game!!!
Genoga12 1 month ago
When Chuck Norris did his 1st Ironman, after finishing he went back to the beach to see the 2nd place coming out of the water.
oirolfa 2 months ago 10
great video
griegojesse 2 months ago
From someone who has finished two marathons and various small races, I commend anyone who attempts to finish/finish a triathlon! Love the vid.
fminx328 2 months ago
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proSkladak 2 months ago
I started training for Ironman, in two years if God Is willing I will do it! Today I swam 4000mts + 10000mts run. DO IT!
MrFerocius 2 months ago
holy shit
bigmaxnonions 2 months ago
my iphone says you don't allow this video to be played on a mobile device. ;(( Why??
CreeperGames2000 3 months ago
@CreeperGames2000 becouse you need to convert the vid to mp4 if you want a free converter try this out dvdvideosoftfree on google best program that i know :D
hknp 2 months ago
@CreeperGames2000 oeps wrong its dvdvideosoft xD
hknp 2 months ago
I love this video! I'm 16 now and i've wanted to finish an ironman ever since i was 12.
InsaneRunner505 3 months ago 5
@InsaneRunner505 in two years bud.
daamazingmrhan 2 months ago
@InsaneRunner505 Go for it man! Don't wait... Do it !
rohitseth 2 months ago
im 14 now and when im 18 im doing an ironman with my dad and we going to kona!!!!!!!!!!
ADuckOnQuack97 3 months ago
I saw this video before a half-marathon race.. I had "untill I collapse" in my mindset the hole race.. new personal record with over 3 minutes! 100% motivation!
dasseborg 3 months ago 2
The best motivational stuff ever!
588blablabla 3 months ago
REAL STEEL~!!!
DarthKojima 3 months ago
i have added complete norseman on my bucketlist... future me is gonna hate present me (will be past me)
insertacoolname 4 months ago
MAY 5 2012 I WILL DO MY FIRST IRONMAN AND I CANT WAIT IT WILL BE AMAZING
kbracing125t 4 months ago in playlist ironman
2:27 is my grandmother, didn't expect to see her on this video.
ImpulseGames 4 months ago 3
I don't want to wear this fat suit anymore! I've lost 35lb , w/35 togo. At 56 , it ain't easy. It is not that hard either.
kayakbruce1 4 months ago 2
I will do this in my future.
cipri91 4 months ago 7
I'm an Ironman. Suck it.
EarthChallenge 5 months ago 4
the ending was epic
patpatomegatron 5 months ago 6
IT'S NOT SWEAT IT'S YOUR MUSCLES CRYING !
neweagles456 5 months ago 66
@neweagles456 You mean THAT'S NOT PAIN THAT'S WEAKNESS LEAVIN THE BODY ! ?
LittleHeart03 1 month ago
im now doubting one when i turn 18......screw it.....im gonna win this race
ADuckOnQuack97 5 months ago
I finished i'n montréal my first haft ironman and i finished 120 in 5:30 ... I will focus for next years .... 21 years old .... I just start and I willl push myself ' TILL I COLLAPSE'
math86222 5 months ago 5
what is that at 3:06?
Ditteke1 5 months ago
@Ditteke1 it was a rope for the buoy.. he got his arm caught in it
ADuckOnQuack97 5 months ago
This video .. this song .. Chuck Norris was born !!
04MrFavre 5 months ago 31
I want to suffer that much, and succeed. It sends shivers down my spine just thinking about it.
420MotorMouth 5 months ago 2
my first tri is going to be ironman uk next year and this is my moti video at mo
ultrasperrin 6 months ago
Finished my first ironman a few days ago. 12:26 and I'm very motivated for a second. I thought of this video during the tough bike.
PhildoM16 6 months ago
@PhildoM16 Congratulations pal :)
SourceBoom 6 months ago
im not gonna lie first glance at 0:11 chrissie wellington looks like eminem
NrdsWthGns 6 months ago
i'm back to say i completed my first ironman! 15:27:33. it was a tough and gruelling day, but i wouldn't have changed it for anything in the world. i thought of this video and the inspiration it provided me for the last year when i was battling intense heat on the bike, parched since some aid stations had run out of water, throwing up and just focusing on moving forward. i'm already planning for my 2nd ironman. i'm hooked.
wronske 6 months ago
video is very inspirational ,to all of you who like it
look at the last clip is the best...
motogp779 6 months ago
im in highschool football and my coach showed us this and i was amazed how far people can go with determination this truley inspireing the message i got from it is dont give up keep going and dont loose hope and faith idk i just thought that was cool that people would actullay do this i dont think i would be able to do it this is a motivational video
96superbob 6 months ago
I am about to find out. My first Ironman Sunday. Louisville. Good to know every situation that can happen--inner strength--pull it out of you---not be a quitter--this song is awesome.
kamden30 6 months ago
@kamden30 Good luck, I'm running in it too! 12 hours to start!!!!!
PhildoM16 6 months ago
Thank you for posting this.
psp118 6 months ago
Damn! Talk about not giving up. The last scene shows how bad people want to finish! That's far beyond competing, that's doing it for yourself!
Reunpack 6 months ago
@mofoman675
Well thank you! One year ago I was a total wimp in terms of triathlon and long-distance sports...
So, even if you too feel like a wimp, you can do it... You can do anything really, as long as you have the tools - the tools being a heart, preferably a set of legs, a set of arms and a bike...
HarringtonAlex 6 months ago
Amazing...
TheZBoy411 6 months ago
can you make it available for iphones? I would like to have it in my phone all the time
guidoms7 6 months ago
2:20 the guy is already dead after the swim no way he will make it till the end...
Ditteke1 6 months ago
no probably not, but he is trying
motogp779 6 months ago
great video every body are a hero
me encanta el video y me encanta ver lo que un ser humano puede conseguir si se lo propone saludos see you
neburesk 7 months ago
great vid !
BartjeOstend 7 months ago
I've completed 4 triathlons so far this summer, 2 sprints, 2 olympic distances, I have 5 more triathlons before the end of the fall and I can start training for my 70.3 Ironman in April 2012. I <3 triathlon racing.
erinm190 7 months ago
This is just what I needed with IMKY less than 30 days out.
jenniferpbrown 7 months ago
Goosebumps, everytime
TsunamiMommy919 7 months ago 5
huge respect to anyone who has done a tri. I don't know how you do it.
DanglyUK 7 months ago
The last 3 videos I've watched have resulted in Eminiem shouting at me. Irritating
JaguarEarlobe 7 months ago
what could be said other than saddle up boy and follow me. Here I go...
Brooksinc1976 7 months ago
"Till I collapse" Is the Best Running Song EVER
RobbieGordon93 7 months ago 3
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Awesome!!!! this takes as much mental strength as physical!! YES I CAN!! ive been training for one.... im gonna conquer this! i will be an IRONMAN!!! this video made me think about a movie I saw last week, “Discover the Gift”. it talks about being true to yourself and do whatever you do best giving 100% all the time. I loved it! u should check it out!! facebook. com/discoverthegift
smorales3308 7 months ago
i'm training for my first ironman (IMC). whenever i'm having one of those days where i just can't seem to bring myself to get out the door to train, i watch this video. it never fails to bring me to tears and light a fire under my ass. 43 days from now i will be waiting for that cannon to go off and will embark on the toughest journey of my life. I WILL DO THIS. I WILL BE AN IRONMAN.
wronske 7 months ago 5
@wronske After you do that you can do the next hardest thing... climb Mt. Everest... :]
daberko120ch 7 months ago
@wronske good luck buddy
sqeeeult 7 months ago
no pain, no gain!! i am an ultramarathoner and pain is part of race and i love it!!
eugenioreis 8 months ago
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eugenioreis 8 months ago
shit, this video pumps me the fuck up!!!!! yo, i'm gonna do that triathlon one day. for real, IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING
SamuraiNekrotic97 8 months ago
I will do it again one day!
TheHunironman 8 months ago
this song has become #1 on my training track list
11rjstewart 8 months ago
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Im doing IM Coeur d'Alene tomorrow. It's my first ironman and this vid and song will be on replay in my mind :)
mjrizon 8 months ago
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mjrizon 8 months ago
@starcraftiskool, sorry but your an idiot. A 27k is just shy of 17 miles, and to run that in 2 hours 20 minutes your averaging around an 8:30-9:00 mile pace which is nowhere near elite status. how about the marathoners that do 26.2 miles in almost under 2 hours? next time, dont post if you dont know what your talking about.
CabLeLock 8 months ago
10 osob sie opierdala.
santinoplify 8 months ago
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I'm gonna go and run 10 miles today. God help me reach my goal!
chunkumonkey 8 months ago
Fantastic video!
whooRYouu 8 months ago
the best Eminem`s video :))
vonszmigiel 8 months ago
I will do in jully 17 in sherbrook the O2 challenge ... It's 3-80-20 ... Till I collapse ... =)
math86222 8 months ago
@math86222 you will do great
hollydhero 8 months ago
@hollydhero thank you man ... I will say you my rank !!!! =)
math86222 8 months ago
awesome vid, i am about 2 go for a 100 mile bike ride, i am 16 and have done 4 olympic distance triathlon and training for a ironman for when i am 18-20 :0 keep the hard work up guys, dont no about you but now my legs are constantly in pain lol
good luck for you IRONMAN everyone!!!
RaPiDzSpEn 8 months ago
Need to make available to ipad and iPhone
rfjfpalmol 8 months ago
Es realmente sorprendente lo que puede hacer el cuerpo humano y nuestro cerebro, muchas felicidades a estos grandes atletas.
elrudycamarena 9 months ago
I'm pro
pijoks 9 months ago
Superação...
neomenezes1 9 months ago
intense video! but did that guy like die at the end? >_>
Timerbomb 9 months ago
Very cool!
jonathanrootcom 9 months ago
@MrShashiri
it's Till I Collapse- eminem
TheByyku 9 months ago
lipa jak cie do kibla przycisnie w trakcie :D
TenCinek 9 months ago 2
@TenCinek w Polsce zawsze w kszaki się wbiegnie, ale na Hawajach mało krzaków ;-)))
KRETLS 9 months ago
@TenCinek srasz na poboczu i tyle
PentagramReativeX 9 months ago
I'm running a half marathon with my best friend this upcoming October. We are training hard, really hard. Every day we push ourselves and every day the run gets longer and we are more tired. But its just the beginning and this is just an inspiration for all of us that want to stick to our dreams and want get to that finish line, even if our bodies collapse.
NelaYanela 9 months ago
@NelaYanela For an half-marathon, you have no chance to crumble. That is not long enough, if you are ready, this distance is the perfect stepping stone leading to a marathon the very next year.
Bon Courage ! Keep the faith in you !
WALTKRIEG 9 months ago
That guy on the very left is my coach!! Scott Davis! He's a top age grouper! What a coincidence!
trevortheterrorist 9 months ago
beast shit right there
swimbikerun82 9 months ago
This is fucking intense and epic!
Indigogirl888 9 months ago
One day and fourteen hours 'till i'm gonna start my first 70.3 Ironman in St.Pölten Austria! If i finish that god damn line i'll be allowed to start at "Ironman Austria 2012"!!
DocKalu 9 months ago
people who can finish that is not human...beasts !
AznAsian95 9 months ago 2
I want to run on Iron Man at 20 years old (:
lasarte95 9 months ago
good video but I still don't get all those people that collapse after the swim... what the hell were they thinking? did they think thye could do a full Ironman and not even train for 4k swim?... the only exemption I can think of would be cramping!
eab1974 9 months ago
@eab1974 I saw the guy you're talking about in the video. I wasn't there, but it could be a bunch of other things:
He was ill beforehand - People train for MONTHS for an IM, and they don't give refunds if you're not up to it. So some people just go for it.
Some swims have gross stuff in the water. Swallow enough of it, and you can get ill.
IM swims are a contact sport. You can get kicked and punched (by accident). If you take a good one to the head, it can stop you right there.
joshtube9 9 months ago
@joshtube9 fair comment
eab1974 9 months ago
IRON MAN!
MRrock23a 10 months ago
0:30 ROCKY BALBOA IN ABOUT 20 YEARS!
TheSalva9395 10 months ago
i wanna do this one day...
bubbakushbmg 10 months ago
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I GO TO THIS
theserenos 10 months ago
these guys are monsters!
jefrocgunz 10 months ago
My passion in life is making new deep discoveries in math - and it WOULD be applying those discoveries to the creation / biosynthesis in the laboratory of meat and human beings so animals need not be bred/slaughtered and women need not get pregnant again to continue the human species: but that requires a team effort, and my dream is to work with a team with the same passion and vision.
Still, athletes like Olympians/Ironman inspire me to work harder on my own stuff!
mphello 10 months ago
Obviously, there must be some maximum time allowed to complete an ironman, right? After all, I know I've "run" at least 26 miles in total, swam at least 2 miles in total, and bicycled at least 180km in total in my life (I'm 47).
I find the ironman terribly biased against the leg muscles. i.e. the bicycle and marathon parts are totally redundant. They really need a more arm-exercising event. I don't know what (walk on hands for 2 miles?)
mphello 10 months ago
@mphello It's a triathlon - Swim, Ride, Run?? Well that's what I thought a triathlon was, it's not that the ironman triathlin is biased at all
T1NDALLBROS 10 months ago
@T1NDALLBROS I don't mean SOCIALLY biased, if that's what you thought I meant. But, don't you understand what I meant? 2 of the 3 events are "heavy on the leg muscles". Now, say, instead of the ride, they had "push a boulder up a mountain" That would give more exercise to the arms.
Hey - I DON'T know anything about training for an ironman. I want to be informed. That's all.
mphello 10 months ago
NO PAIN.
NO GAIN!
jonas6584 10 months ago
it doesnt matter what your time you got, its the effort that you put in to it
OPTICPWN1 10 months ago
Ironman is the first step in becoming an ultraman.
leontd 10 months ago
whats this song called?
truegirl2001 10 months ago
@truegirl2001 "Till I Collapse" by Eminem
stayfly12 10 months ago
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wow what a bunch of morons!
klarum 10 months ago
@klarum Morons more like athletes who push there body to the extent to prove to them selfs that they can do anything
XDigdug45X 10 months ago
@XDigdug45X I can push myself to cut off one of my hands with no pain killers just to prove I can do anything. Like I said morons...
klarum 10 months ago
@klarum It's something you prove to yourself, the assumption in your comment exposes your will to impress others. I hope you overcome that compulsion.
independentmind1977 10 months ago
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@klarum It's something you prove to yourself, the assumption in your comment exposes your will to impress others. I hope you overcome that compulsion.
independentmind1977 10 months ago
@klarum It takes guts to do this. Your just jealous...and probably fat
XDigdug45X 10 months ago
@klarum and youll never understand what it takes to do this...you may see that its stupid to do it...to others its a challenge to the mind and body
XDigdug45X 10 months ago
@klarum Haha what a Moron!
ktayor1 10 months ago
I've done that :)
rangerdanger222 10 months ago 2
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32YG 10 months ago
wow,the running must be the hardest part,I feel bad for the people that didn't even get done with the swimming part.:(
splitsuckle117 10 months ago
Best video ever! makes me feel like if they can do it, so can i! running the boston marathon 2011 tomorrow, and this song has officially made it on my playlist.
shihuachin1990 10 months ago
I'm 16 right now, in 1 and a half years I will finish the ford Arizona Ironman.
TheBlarto 11 months ago
@TheBlarto Want to do it together?
misnerm 10 months ago
@misnerm sure :)
TheBlarto 10 months ago
I'm 21, and it is my dream to complete the Ironman...I still have a very, very long way to go, but one of these days, i WILL do it...and no one can stop me.
satolicious 11 months ago
@satolicious
I couldn't swim a 100 meters just 9 months ago. Now I swim the 2.4 miles in 1 hour 12 minutes.
Over 120 km bike ride I could barely break the 20 km/h average. Now I bike 150 with 31 km/h average.
I couldn't run more than 6 miles - and that took over one hour. Today I ran 27 km in 2 hours 20 minutes.
You can do anything. Progress is just a footstep away.
HarringtonAlex 9 months ago 243
@HarringtonAlex sorry but i dont beleive the 2 hour 20 minute thing. i dont wanna take away from your accomplishments but that would be fast enough to qualify for the US marathon olympic trials and many elite runners dont run that speed
starcraftiskool 8 months ago
@starcraftiskool It's not miles - it's kilometres ;)
27k at that time is about 8:20 per mile, which is kinda slow, but then again, I was a REALLY bad runner just one year ago..
HarringtonAlex 8 months ago
@HarringtonAlex oops haha sorry i missed that lol :P
starcraftiskool 8 months ago
@HarringtonAlex and congrats on everything you have accomplished, i hope the ironman goes well!!
starcraftiskool 8 months ago
@HarringtonAlex I`m a venezuelan man, i,m 30 years old, just now i decided to be an Ironman, thanks for your words, it make feel that i can do it! @mickydarauche
mickydarauche 8 months ago
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HarringtonAlex 8 months ago
@mickydarauche Yeah, do it man! I just did mine in Nice,,, Was an awesome day! Did it in 13:50. Felt great finishing it!
The hardest bit is your training. Find a way of staying positive, even when everything else is falling apart... On the hills at 70 k (7% climb for ~20k) I went: "How are you doing?", and people would say: "Man, I feel terrible - how bout you?"... The only reply is: "Man, this is a great day, this is awesome, never felt better!!!"
Do it ;)
HarringtonAlex 8 months ago
@HarringtonAlex I finally did Ironman Nice... WHAT AN AWESOME DAY!!!
Had a good swim, 1 hour 20 minutes, a GREAT bikeride of 6:34 on a very hilly course with about 6000 feet of climb and a HORRIBLE marathon of 5:30...
MY ROAD ID SAID: "TILL I COLLAPSE", but I didn't! :)
All in all, with transitions, I did it in 13:50. I was busted, but I couldn't have felt better.If you want to do it, there's nothing to it - do the training and stay happy, that'll get you through :)
HarringtonAlex 8 months ago 62
@HarringtonAlex Congrats. inspiring.
blakmagik4 7 months ago
@HarringtonAlex
How did you start?
MikeKay1978 7 months ago
@MikeKay1978
As I wrote, I couldn't run more than 8k to start with, and I couldn't swim. So one of my biggest priorities was getting my swim in order. I learned to level my body in the water (most important thing for a newbie, IMO) by swimming only with my legs, holding a floating-board with my stretched arms. The important thing is to swing your legs from your hips, not the knees! That will level you off after some practice... Then you start practicing stroke with help from coach and Youtube.
HarringtonAlex 7 months ago
@MikeKay1978
And then of course I started doing base training. Getting used to training 6 days a week and mentally getting to know long training hours (do them on the bike). I did 1 long bike ride each week to begin with, swimming and running a lot of medium distances (12k) to get my tendons and joints ready for the heavy period of training....
- Learn to swim
- Learn what it is like to keep going for 2-3 hours.
- Run to prepare joints for tough times.
That's it :)
HarringtonAlex 7 months ago
@HarringtonAlex
Truly impressing, lets see how far i'll get though having a 6 months old child at home have prooven that there is not much time off.
MikeKay1978 7 months ago
@MikeKay1978 Just take it easy. Remember that I trained for it in 10 months, with by far the most of the training in the last 5 months. Take your time, enjoy the sport. If you are persistent, you will do it in a few years time - so what?
I chose to do it this fast at my young age of 20 only because I have 5 years of studying ahead of me, making me too poor to participate :P Sabbatical Ironman!
HarringtonAlex 7 months ago
@HarringtonAlex Congratulations, what was your training schedule? I'm trying to train for next year's UK ironman.
SourceBoom 6 months ago
@SourceBoom
It's kinda hard to say. To be honest, I wasn't very scientific in my training, so it wasn't very cost effective.
But I started learning what it is to stay in the saddle for a long time (say 80k+) and started learning running over longer distances (10k+) - and of couse, swimming.
During your buildup (winter), it will be a good idea to get your joints and tendons ready for the stress of marathoning, and also getting your swim technique sorted. Biking is really heavy towards the end
HarringtonAlex 6 months ago
@HarringtonAlex Thanks :) I have the swimming sorted, been a keen swimmer since I was 8ish, running should be fine as well - hardest will definitely be biking.
SourceBoom 6 months ago