30 Ironman races in one year

I'm sorry, but he's crazy. He basically doing it because people say it cannot be done.  He probably can do 1 Ironman a month, but with 30, it's 2 to 3 Ironman a month, sometimes 4.  When is he ever going to "recover"? When is he ever going to Taper?   Isn't Tapering and Recovering one of the most important things when  preparing for Ironmans?  

I can see him doing maybe 15...but all seriousness, I can see it can cause problems than it's worth. But whatever, people do crazy things. 

I think it can be done. The hardest part will be the running. If he's in good shape, and would regularly do an IM in around 10 hours, he can definitely complete them.

Dean Karnazes did 50 marathons in 50 straight days - I personally think that's harder than 30 IM's over an entire year.

If he wants a record, the same volume is being attempted in a MONTH, not a year. I thought this was made up when i saw it on slowtwitch, but unless this whole website is a hoax, it's in the planning. Triple-deca-iron-Sicily.

I guess ridiculous is a relative term. A year ago I would have thought that doing one was impossible for me, and I'm nowhere near ready, but in 2 more years, I believe I will be. Just getting it done will be a major accomplishment, relatively, in 16:59. For someone who goes sub-10, just getting it done isn't as big a deal, but 30 in 30 days would be. Myself, if I had the ability to do 30 in 30, I'd rather do something way more interesting than repeat a course over and over. Run the Sahara, or swim Gibraltar, or anything long. But hey, that's why we're not all the same.

Joe Boness?

Go for it!

Oh wait, not you, you mean the other guy.

Yep, there have been quite a few 10x Iron races (as one race) and at least two 20x Iron races that I know of (probably more). The 20x races have taken nearly a month, I'm surprised that the 30x won't take more.

My friend Hillary Biscay, a pro triathlete, used to do on the order of 20+ iron-distance races a year, always coming in the top 10 (usually top 5). When she won IM Wisconsin, she'd done IM Kentucky the week before; three weeks before that was another back-to-back double.

I think you are under the impression that he plan on getting a PR in every race. Considering what he is doing he just needs to finish so that he still has enough for the next one. Consider it low intensity training I guess

It is all about your fitness level.  If your long training day is an IM then so be it, as long as you built up to it along the way.

I think logistics (and money) might be the hardest part.

Here's the link to his FB page:

http://www.facebook.com/Ironcowboy?sk=app_4949752878

He just needs a few thousand more Likes!

He's also doing it for a charity in Africa.

He's really well prepared.

I think doing something just because people say it can't be done is a perfectly good reason. Also, his goal is actually pretty doable.

If I ever stop contracting dread diseases, I will go back to training for swimming the Lombok Strait--which most people say can't be done, which can be treacherous in a boat, and which nobody else has ever thought of doing.

I think it's awesome just to try. The journey is the reward.

Thanks Yanti!  I just +1'd.  That's an awesome challenge indeed!  Both your swimming and this person's goal. =)

I didn't go to the page, but the original poster said to get it paid for he needs 15000 likes.

Ok how do I set this up, I want a new P4, how do I create a page, get X number of likes and get it paid for me?

Another thing even though this sounds relatively cost free to him and is hopefully a good cause, I wonder, wouldn't it be best if all that money just went straight to his cause?

A quick check of google I came up with this, I think he might fit this category.

"Community Foundations:
Much like fundraising organizations, these charities serve as fundraising vehicles, and must as a result limit overhead spending. The median administrative expenses ratio for community foundations is 6.9%, as compared to the median among all charities of 9.5%."

Now he may get a dscount or maybe his sponsors can get him a deal on multiple entries, but taking it at face value 30 x $685 (my IMAZ total with active fee) it will cost him $20,550 for entry fees. Since I assume the most time effective travel method will be flying, and it may be more time effective to fly from race to race on some weeks, he very well could be staying in hotels all week long between some races vs going home starting over, none the less I will give what I hope is a fair estimate, $2500 travel expenses per race. Airfare, bike shipping, hotels, food etc. So $2500 x 30 = $75,000, So here we are almost $100k to get it done from his sponsors.

Now my next question is, how does he make his living? is he still working to support his family? or perhaps he is well off enough to not work for a year? is there any money that is needed there to stay afloat?

But just taking the above totals of 100k in "operating cost" for one, year, I hope he makes over $1.4 million for his charity.

And he's no spring chicken, either.

He's got my like.  

I think he's crazy, but he's got my support.

yeah i saw this too...somebody should let him know he may have to squeeze another two in somewhere on rest days!

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There was a time before the automobile that it was believed that subjecting a human being to a speed of 30mph would be fatal. Women weren't allowed to run marathons because someone said their uterus would fall out.

We're an adventurous lot, aren't we? Though I always wondered about the first guy to eat a tomato and prove it wasn't poison.

You know, that's a valid point, and I have struggled with that too when I've raised money for charity doing destination races, even though I covered my own costs of travel.

The thing is, most of us put a lot of money into equipment and races, which as for me, I would do anyway, and I do love to travel, anyway. And whatever money he does raise for charity is money they wouldn't otherwise have gotten. So I'm okay with it.

I think it's worthy to attempt great feats. An attempt on Everest (Chomolungma) or a trans-Pacific sailboat crossing is not cheap. But I think people should try anyway. Bonus if in the doing, some material good is also done for others.

I was thinking about this kind of think, and I can almost see it.  I felt basically recovered after IMAZ by the end of the week.  I almost felt like I WANTED to do another IM that weekend!

I figure, if you have the fitness, you don't even need to train if you race that often.  Racing IS training.  Just race easy, rest for 4-5 days, do some simple training to stay loose, race again, repeat.

I have no idea what the cumulative issues would be, however.

But would you do it in the South or North, as the North is a little more than twice the distance swimming the South would be.