Savageman VS Full IM

dewcubs - 2009-09-02 1:31 PM So it sounds like savageman is the killer of HIMs.  So, if I am unable to get into IMWI 2010 should I sign up for IMKY 2010 or do savageman HIM?  My background is I will be doing my first HIM in May 2010 and hope to finish under 6 hours.....I will know better after I get a little B.I.S. time.

tuan2u - 2009-09-02 1:48 PM

You would look strange with an Ironman tattoo with only 1/2 of a "M" ... I'd say given the choice, I'd vote for the full IM.  The journey to get there and the reward is a lot more rewarding.  IMO

A killer HIM is still a HIM and all IMs are killers period

JohnnyKay - 2009-09-04 3:28 PM

This is a bizarre (and seriously skewed) view of the world in my opinion.  A HIM is a different race than an IM.  But it's not "less" of one.  Nor is the journey to it.

tuan2u - 2009-09-04 2:53 PM

Right or wrong, skewed or not, I don't think that I'm alone in this view. I think that my view may be in the majority ... right or wrong.   I've yet to see anyone with a HIM tattoo (I'm sure there are a few out there).  I think that the reason is the same as I expressed.  People *generally* put more efforts and more of their hearts and soul into doing an IM than a half IM.   It's just like a half marathon vs a full marathon.  Most people put more of their effort, heart, and soul into training for a full marathon so the event becomes more rewarding for them. 

Are the people who train harder for a HIM than I do for an IM ? Of course there are plenty ... but if you poll all of the people who have done an IM and a HIM and ask them which of the two journeys they would rank higher and more rewarding, their HIM or IM I would bet that they would side with the IM and my point of view ... skewed or not

I do agree that they are different races.   I wasn't trying to convey the message that you are less of a person if you do a HIM vs IM ... just trying to convey the message that since generally speaking, people put more efforts into doing an IM and thus the journey is more rewarding.  I do think that the IM journey is more rewarding and people hold that closer to their hearts than they do their HIM (once they've done both).  I don't that a skewed view either.

tuan2u - 2009-09-04 3:53 PM

Right or wrong, skewed or not, I don't think that I'm alone in this view. I think that my view may be in the majority ... right or wrong.   I've yet to see anyone with a HIM tattoo (I'm sure there are a few out there).  I think that the reason is the same as I expressed.  People *generally* put more efforts and more of their hearts and soul into doing an IM than a half IM.   It's just like a half marathon vs a full marathon.  Most people put more of their effort, heart, and soul into training for a full marathon so the event becomes more rewarding for them. 

Are the people who train harder for a HIM than I do for an IM ? Of course there are plenty ... but if you poll all of the people who have done an IM and a HIM and ask them which of the two journeys they would rank higher and more rewarding, their HIM or IM I would bet that they would side with the IM and my point of view ... skewed or not

I do agree that they are different races.   I wasn't trying to convey the message that you are less of a person if you do a HIM vs IM ... just trying to convey the message that since generally speaking, people put more efforts into doing an IM and thus the journey is more rewarding.  I do think that the IM journey is more rewarding and people hold that closer to their hearts than they do their HIM (once they've done both).  I don't that a skewed view either.

tuan2u - 2009-09-02 10:48 AM

You would look strange with an Ironman tattoo with only 1/2 of a "M" ... I'd say given the choice, I'd vote for the full IM.  The journey to get there and the reward is a lot more rewarding.  IMO

A killer HIM is still a HIM and all IMs are killers period