“I could do an Ironman, no training.” (Page 3)

sand101 - 2010-10-24 4:14 PM

Well, of course you could play, technically.  A soccer game involves running 5-6 miles or so and kicking a ball.  Anyone in this forum could "complete" a game.

At the end of the game your competitive teammates probably won't want you coming back, though, as you would undoubtedly be the most ineffective player on the field.

jamiej - 2010-10-24 5:03 PM If the guy knew how to swim he could 50/50 freestyle and breast stroke it and be pretty much expected to come in at 1.5-2hrs. I believe him 100% that he was a soccer player with no specific training. The guy is athletic and probably has the right body type. 15-17 hrs should really be expected. It's just not that big of a deal. Think about it, 17 hrs is a really, really long time. Even with a 2hr swim he could tool around on the bike with a basket on it for 7+ hrs and then pretty much walk the entire marathon. If the guy was right off the couch that is one thing but a person in athletic shape and at the least the ability to swim should be able to complete an IM.

xmann1102 - 2010-10-24 1:28 PM

You don't have to qualify for the NYC Marathon....it's a lottery.

Donskiman - 2010-10-24 5:03 PM Nice that he was able to back up his claim. He said he could do it with no training, and he did. He never claimed he had no experience in any of the events, just that he had never trained the swim and bike for more than an hour at some point in his life.

Although it's not something I would want to do, I think I could finish an iron distance race a month from now and I haven't swam in over a year or ridden my bike in a few months. I wouldn't even be surprised if I could beat this guy's time too - and I'm 30 years older.

I don't think this is a huge challenge for a person who is reasonably fit and decently competent in all the events. I think there are plenty of people on this forum who could finish an IM with very minimal training. There are athletes from sports with no connection who may be able to do it as well. I wouldn't bet against Bode Miller the skier for example.

FeltonR.Nubbinsworth - 2010-10-24 7:47 PM For those dismissive of the swim.. When I started tri's day 1 at the pool, I said do I want to do a sprint or an oly .. jumped in swam 1000m straight and decided on an oly .. no previous swim team, not special training.. just grew up around the water.. still to this day.. no swim training and I can jump in and swim 1.2 miles or more at 2:00/100m .. it is not anything special, and completely plausible to do 2.4 in 1:30ish with no training

jldicarlo - 2010-10-24 8:14 PM Some people just have talent.  There are those folks in the world that can just go out and "DO IT" and be fine.  It happens.  Now, for the rest of the mortals, we should train.

I clicked on a few of his other blogs and this one made laugh pretty hard...like, tears coming out of my eyes laughing.

http://briankuritzky.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/the-difference-between-training-and-not-training/ 

trailsnail - 2010-10-24 7:18 PM kudos... really can't understand the snarky comments.

xmann1102 - 2010-10-24 11:29 AM My bad, what was i thinking?   2X is definitely more than enough training.   And the D1 soccer is really impressive too.

morey000 - 2010-10-25 10:36 AM Sounds like a terrific trade.
Save 500 hours of training, and it only costs you an hour of additional race time. 

morey000 - 2010-10-25 10:36 AM Sounds like a terrific trade.
Save 500 hours of training, and it only costs you an hour of additional race time. 

tealeaf - 2010-10-24 6:53 PM

Snarky.  

Actually, there are maybe 3 snarky comments, all by the same person.