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Roxie and I spent a very long day in Muncie, IN. My elder son, Matthew, completed his FIRST IRONMAN TRIATHLON at the age of 50 yrs, 8 months, 17 days!!!!! His time was 14:17:33. For those unfamiliar with this event, It comprises a 2.4 mile swim; a 112 mile Bicycle Race, and a full (26.2 mile) Marathon. We are Both very proud of him.
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« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2021, 01:54:30 PM » |
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That’s is quite the achievement , you sure should be proud. Congratulations  |
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« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2021, 03:00:58 PM » |
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Wow. I could do that, but my time would be a month and a half.  |
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« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2021, 03:41:01 PM » |
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That is awesome Don. |
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« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2021, 03:43:25 PM » |
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Wow amazing feat for any age especially at age 50.
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« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2021, 03:56:45 PM » |
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That is quite an achievement, congratulations to your son. Is he going to try to repeat it or was it a bucket list scratch off.
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« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2021, 08:06:07 PM » |
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« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2021, 08:50:11 PM » |
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He is "Da' Man!"
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« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2021, 04:51:17 AM » |
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Congrats to you all. That’s awesome. I definitely couldn’t have done that at that age, glad y’all had a good time. |
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« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2021, 07:59:08 AM » |
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Thanks for all the replies and kudos. I am very proud of him. I could do it in about 3 months. I would take at least a month to do the swim, about a 10th of a mile a day. The bike ride would take about a month, 5 miles at a time, and I would walk the whole marathon about 2.5 miles each day, 6 days a week. Eddie, at this point we are not sure if there will be another one. I think he would like to try again.
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« Reply #11 on: October 05, 2021, 11:50:59 AM » |
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« Reply #12 on: October 05, 2021, 05:11:42 PM » |
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Truly impressive. Congrats to him. |
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« Reply #13 on: November 19, 2021, 05:02:00 AM » |
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Wow just wow |
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« Reply #14 on: November 19, 2021, 10:57:09 AM » |
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Congrats, what an achievement
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