Running an Ironman Triathlon is no laughing matter. It entails a 3.9-kilometer swim, a 180.2-kilometer bicycle ride, and a marathon run (42.2 km) completed in one day, for a total of 226.3 kilometers. Usually, participants of an Ironman Triathlon have a time limit of 16 to 17 hours to finish the race.
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Connor Emeny has been competing in the Ironman Triathlon for the past three years. Initially, he tried it out after seeing a teammate from his varsity triathlon team compete in the Ironman World Championship. His initial goal was to finish the race faster than the men’s average, but after that, he set the goal of finishing an Ironman Triathlon in each of the seven continents.
His first Ironman Triathlon was in New Zealand, and then in Chattanooga, Tennesee. So far, he has been able to complete six, one from each continent, and he’s now looking for his seventh and final stop – Antarctica. For this leg, he has increased his training each day, and has been conditioning his body to face the cold waters. He will be running in January next year.
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Source: neatorama