how the sam hell do peeps complete ironmans?

[binö]

just reading about some cat in his 60's who competes in triathlons, finishing the year at the ironman in hawaii.
here's what they do
-2.5 mile swim
-26 mile run
-100 mile bike ride (tour de france style)
that's fugggin impressive, proly the most impressive sporting feat
swim 2.5 miles? i get pwnd doing 2-3 laps

 

[digimon7068]

no clue. . .at this point in my life what with my frigged-up knees and all. . .i wouldn't even run to save my own life. . .

 

[binö]

no clue. . .at this point in my life what with my frigged-up knees and all. . .i wouldn't even run to save my own life. . .

the run would be the easy part, the swim i would drown.
i can run decent, but absolutley have no endurance in the agua

 

[digimon7068]

oh, btw, i think it's sam hill. . .it's meant to be a pc version of what the hell. . .

 

[binö]

oh, btw, i think it's sam hill. . .it's meant to be a pc version of what the hell. . .

actually, you are wrong.
wiser than i, but wrong here.
in summary sam hill was a woodsman who loved to cuss
he's nickname was sam hell

 

[binö]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Hill_(euphemism)

 

[digimon7068]

actually, you are wrong.
wiser than i, but wrong here.
in summary sam hill was a woodsman who loved to cuss
he's nickname was sam hell

touche

the swimming part would be ok for me. . .i swam winter and summer swim team for about ten years (till i wrecked my shoulder skiing bumps. . .caught a tip. . .flying face plant. . .broken bones. . .pins and rods. . .not good. . .so much for the old scholarship)

 

[binö]

touche

the swimming part would be ok for me. . .i swam winter and summer swim team for about ten years (till i wrecked my shoulder skiing bumps. . .caught a tip. . .flying face plant. . .broken bones. . .pins and rods. . .not good. . .so much for the old scholarship)

it's the weekend, are you snuffing it up?

 

[digimon7068]

it's the weekend, are you snuffing it up?

hell yeah! got a big ole' chew of skoal classic between my cheek and gum right now! i'm surprised that you remember. . .

 

[digimon7068]

well. . .gotta go. . .the in laws are in town and i just stopped in the office to drop off some stuff. . .time for a little jimmy beam and diet pepsi to go with my snuff. . .my favorite biathalon (sp?)

 

[Jon79]

i saw pick3 in an ironwoman contest

 

[DannoMight]

don't some competitors get done with it in about an 10 hr period?

 

[binö]

don't some competitors get done with it in about an 10 hr period?

less than that
i saw times of 6 hours, and i don't think that was the big dawg time either


edit: nope i'm wrong. big dawg time is around 8hrs11minutes

 

[TC2]

no clue. . .at this point in my life what with my frigged-up knees and all. . .i wouldn't even run to save my own life. . .

same here...ironic thing is I used to run long distance in high school, but I used to have high arches on my feet and for whatever reason they have fallen and I overpronate(sp?) to where my feet roll inwards and fuck up my gate when running.

its not even a matter of being tired...feels like when I run every step somebody is whacking the inside of my knees with a chisel.

 

[digimon7068]

same here...ironic thing is I used to run long distance in high school, but I used to have high arches on my feet and for whatever reason they have fallen and I overpronate(sp?) to where my feet roll inwards and fuck up my gate when running.

its not even a matter of being tired...feels like when I run every step somebody is whacking the inside of my knees with a chisel.

i have no cartilage in either knee and the ends of the bones ain't lookin' so good either. . .i get synvisc injections every six months and i wear a bionicare device on both of my knees when i sleep. . .as a result, i still get around pretty good. . .but it's only a matter of time. . .