pomewawa t1_irjcyuf wrote on October 8, 2022 at 5:50 PM

Wow, per Wikipedia he trained 4-8 hrs a day for a year!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Nikic

wordyplayer t1_irkptny wrote on October 9, 2022 at 12:19 AM

Ironman racing is a huge life commitment. I know a guy that does Ironman's and all his spare time is running or biking or swimming

Thats_him t1_irkz66h wrote on October 9, 2022 at 1:35 AM

Can confirm. I've done 2 half's and 1 full Ironman. At the peak of training I was spending 14-18 hours a week either running, biking, swimming or lifting. After I completed my full last year I decided it wasn't fair to my wife or family to spend all of that free time training for another. I'm proud to say I've done it but honestly life is more complete and fulfilling being involved with my family in my free time.

pomewawa t1_irmu0zc wrote on October 9, 2022 at 1:52 PM

Thanks for sharing, good perspective.

f00mado t1_irpufo0 wrote on October 10, 2022 at 2:57 AM

which ones did you do

Aleriya t1_irmtbog wrote on October 9, 2022 at 1:47 PM

One of the symptoms of Down Syndrome is weakness and poor muscle tone. Everyone who completes an Ironman has to train very hard, but this guy probably had to train even harder.