October Iron Man Challenge

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rosebarnalice
rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm starting the month-long Iron Man challenge at the university where I work and will try to complete iron man distances of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run/walk in the 31 days between October 1 and October 31.

There will be plenty of faculty, staff, and students doing the challenge too, but I'd love to have some MFP-ers join me for support! Anybody wanna try?

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  • crux
    crux Posts: 454 Member
    Yeah, I'll join you, it may help me get the bike out more.
  • I'll join too!!! Sounds like fun!! :smile:
  • butters1
    butters1 Posts: 1,540 Member
    I'll try if you can use an exercise bike. i don't own a real one.
  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
    I'll try if you can use an exercise bike. i don't own a real one.

    I have to do all of my biking on one fo the campus stationary bikes for it to count, and all my running/ walking miles on a campus treadmill-- so works for me!
  • crux
    crux Posts: 454 Member
    As the nights are starting to draw in, I’m looking to get a turbo trainer to fix to my bike. Untill then, I’ll either hit the road when I can or use a spin bike at the gym.
  • butters1
    butters1 Posts: 1,540 Member
    I'll try if you can use an exercise bike. i don't own a real one.

    I have to do all of my biking on one fo the campus stationary bikes for it to count, and all my running/ walking miles on a campus treadmill-- so works for me!

    thanks! looking forward to it.
  • trijoe
    trijoe Posts: 729 Member
    I'm in!
  • butters1
    butters1 Posts: 1,540 Member
    Hope everyone is still around. sending you all friend requests....

    i was pretty excited to get to start this challenge, i thought this was an interesting twist to my routine. The run/walking is no problem....i have gone 5 miles a day for about a month now. For some reason this routine broke a 3 month plateau for me and I will continue the 5 miles regardless until i am no longer losing. On good days, i jog/walk intervals these, on bad ones i practically limp/crawl. but i go, regardless:wink:

    bike: I should do more. I live on some sort of a bike route (not official)... i get fifty or so serious (no kids- this is 65 mph country roads) bikers going by a weekend, every nice weekend..... To date i only have an exercise bike. it's claim to fame here is being used when the weather is bad. But dang, it looks like fun for others!!

    swim: i grew up swimming since around the time i could walk to junior high. But its been 30+ years since i did laps....or anything near.......


    today:
    5 miles run/walk. ( 2.5 intervals, 2/5 walk)
    10 miles bike (must pick up here)
    .5 swim ( thats 1/2 mile)

    the swim turned out to be the major problem today. The bottom part of my suit was falling off every time i made a turn. (old lady skirt bottoms ?? lost weight? i have only for hot tub use). It really didn't matter so much on the 1/2 that was not visable to anyone walkin by. but...ummmm need to work on getting something better:laugh:
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