Will we be ironmen????
PD
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A group of us have designed an ironman distance triathlon but we have recieved a bit of slating from our claims that we will have completed an ironman triathlon because there are very few of us doing it and its unofficial.
Can I ask is it protocol for us to claim that we have completed an ironman triathlon even though its an unofficial race amongst friends?
Is there a set amount of triathletes needed and does it have to be an event officially organised?
cheers
PD
Can I ask is it protocol for us to claim that we have completed an ironman triathlon even though its an unofficial race amongst friends?
Is there a set amount of triathletes needed and does it have to be an event officially organised?
cheers
PD
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if you haven't done so already.
It's designed for people like you lot. I aim to do one of these in the near future as well
Mike
I go by the name of Sub6 on there and stand to win a Rudy Project Helmet for a challenge I did for my birthday (swim 4 miles/bike 42 miles/ run 2 miles) ... just need to click on the Sub 6 on the left hand side ... you have to just scroll down a bit
Thanks
p.s. the 140dot6 is a great concept. Join up and keep us all informed about your Ironman. On completion you will be Ironman despite what anyone might say!!!!!!!!!
cheers
PD
Interestingly my wife thinks im mental, and laughed when I told her I was doing it with two other people. She said "why don't you just do a proper one? no one will believe you that you did it" To be totally honest I would rather do it by myself.
If you do a half ironman m-dot race you can theoretically call yourself an Ironman/woman as you have raced an Ironman trademark event.
My viewpoint is that if you do the distance you can call yourself an Ironman as the original race didn't have a name.The name I believe originates back to the trophy of an Ironman with a hole in its head.
that's it - be as tough as you like.
actually I just think the guy who organised it said "we'll call the bloke that wins it "the Ironman"" - wherever that came from.
www.wikipedia.com - ironman stuff.