Triathlons and Iron Man Competitions: What Does It Take?

did my first full ironman last week in 9 hours 30 mins

I’ve done the half iron man, 2 km swimming 90km bicycle 22 running

All jokes aside there is going to be some kid that crossed the border in 2023 or 2024 that got lost and fought for his life to be here in America! 🇺🇸
I know this topic of illegals coming to US!
But when you fight just to get here! Wow…I hope this reaches you young man or woman! Welcome to America 🇺🇸

I started Triathlons this year from years of marathon running, I did 3 sprints and one Olympic in training and then the 70.3 Ironman in Greece, i am totally hooked, what an amazing sport!

dang and i am over here just doing 1 hour a day of cardio and being lazy smh

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Rogan needs to get Lionel Sanders on the podcast.

I started learning how to swim well enough to do this starting by taking lessons 3 summers ago. The swimming is fun. I'll go to the river and just jump in swimming around like tarzan. There will be mexicans fishing, and barbecuing with their kids playing on the beach and I'm this dude swimming back and forth for fifty minutes. It's fun because the water is dark, and I can watch my heart rate on my goggles. You just focus on breathing and work rate. I love it because it's not like going to the gym were you're trying to look pretty or have bro-morons. There is bro-science in the river because idiots would be dead. You can't just take steroids or eat the spinach and start swimming like Popeye. You can't fake the physics of the swimming technique. You can't hold your breath like with lifting. It's just darkness and work in the water. It's all spirit. You're just swimming through the darkness.

Been in the sport for 10 years. Love it. You can stay competitive for years if you keep up with it. I was a wrestler growing up.

Just do sprints

Going for my first iron man, from the couch

Gonna be my first 70.3 tri in September 2024, wish me luck 😂

I’m doing the Hawaiian Ironman this yr ! 12 yrs and 13 Ironmans later I’ve been racing and dreaming of the triathlon Ironman world champs in Kona! This Sport is addictive . Harder you train the better you go. Simple

Beating up your body and calling it fitness is mental illness

Would I be right in saying that to do a full Ironman, you need be at the level of ""Athlete"" fitness wise?? I've a full coming up next year, and that's the level of fitness I'm telling myself I have to be at- an "Athlete".

oh man, its me on the thumbnail in the blue suit ahahahah

Lionel is a BEAST!

12 years of racing was super exciting

Thinking about starting thrilathon. What tips do you have? Can it be combined with heavy lift training?

I'm almost 60 and I run 14 .Iles every other day... I started doing Triathlons back in 1984.... now I just run for fun back 20byeard ago I ran a half marathon in Death Valley when it was 123 degrees! Just because.

What are the mini triathlons called? I would love to do one

Felder is pure class. A scary beast competing close to the top of the UFC in his weight class for years. Now he's taking on triathlons and is already very knowledgeable about them and super humble about his abilities. Doing a half iron for your first triathlon takes big balls which he clearly has. But he's totally realistic about the big gap between competing in triathlon as a pro and an amateur.

Hey, doofus you spelled it wrong.
Ironman = the Race
Iron Man = cartoon character

My first triathlon was a 70.3 in Santa Cruz. Escape from Alcatraz is my favorite. This year will be my 3rd Escape. Age group tri is the best addiction!

You don't lose 10 pounds in a race lol

I have raced bicycles for years. Occasionally a new rider comes along that has a boxing background. Those guys make great road bike racers. They have fast twitch and slow twitch muscles endurance and speed incredible discipline and can ignore pain. They are lean and usually smaller guys. Perfect bike racers.

Doing my first tri in August! Nervous

Olympic tris are the best in my opinion. Training for them is incredibly selfish for your family. You can train for an Olympic and still be a part of your family.
Also if you aren’t a swimmer I would highly recommend you find a local masters swim team and train with them. They care everywhere and very welcoming. Usually there’s a coach to give you technique info.

What a fkn badass

all you need are MONEY and TIMES

Did my first Ironman in 1986. Greatest test of character you will ever experience…. Like combat sports you become the athlete during training, you just test yourself on the day….

All the best Paul…I am sure u will do wonders there..

Joe Rogan. Oracle of all health doesn't know what a tempo run is..

Just finished up my ironman 70.3 indian wells yesterday with a borrowed surfer wetsuit 😂 when they brought that up in the interview I lol’d so hard

Thanks for this guys- just ramping up for 1st 1/2 Ironman - Paul I am right with you. I call the swim training “not drowning” so far. Haha!

My first triathlon was an iron man. Yeah, I'm cool

The Diaz brothers used to do Triathlons they would do the Old Vineman 70.3 in Santa Rosa, CA area.

Shout out Lionel Sanders!! Love it

Joe, you should get Joe skipper on here, Ironman champion many times over and one of the most interesting guys in sport.

I found this guy lionel sanders,…lol dude, he’s way more famous than you pal….

I went from a 10k to a full distance 140.6 Ironman in 6 months on a borrowed bike and didn't know how to swim until 2 months before race day. Yes, triathlons are hard. But, anything is possible!

Love this!!! Comming from a basic martial arts background and transitioning to Triathlon I totally get this!!! Not same level of course in either category, but this warms my heart.

Ironman is same is triathlons as a triathlete here in Philippines and soldier my soon become a Promen after I serve the Philippines 🇵🇭

Ironman... ill be doing it til im 80

Started in 1999. over 23 years later. Over 150 tris including 4 IM's. Love this sport. Lionel is a superstar...nice to see other athletes crossing over.

He will step up to the full Ironman.

Toughest sport in the world man. Unrelenting pain for 8-17hrs.

Joe rogan should definetely have Lionel Sanders on his podcast

I raced 10years. Had the most incredible thrill of being so fit in my life. Just an amazing feeling every time I finished a race. JRE needs to interview pro triathletes. 🙌🙌