Comments on: Post-Ironman Recovery for the Average Normal-Person Non-Pro Athlete https://consummateathlete.com/post-ironman-recovery-average-normal-person-non-pro-athlete/ Where busy athletes can find the tools to crush their biggest cycling goals. Mon, 30 Jul 2018 13:45:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: molly https://consummateathlete.com/post-ironman-recovery-average-normal-person-non-pro-athlete/#comment-516 Mon, 30 Jul 2018 13:45:32 +0000 https://theoutdooredit.com/?p=4602#comment-516 In reply to Richard T Bosshardt.

That is AWESOME! Congrats on a strong finish in IM—I 110% agree about proper prep… in fact, we joke we only did Ironman so we had a reason to train for it. Race day is great, but the work beforehand is kind of where the real fun is!

]]> By: Richard T Bosshardt https://consummateathlete.com/post-ironman-recovery-average-normal-person-non-pro-athlete/#comment-515 Wed, 18 Jul 2018 11:40:30 +0000 https://theoutdooredit.com/?p=4602#comment-515 Hi Molly. Just came upon your blog because of the review of Natural Born Heroes. I agree it is a great read. Born to Run is my inspiration for running ultras and running in sandals. I opened your blog on completing an Ironman and had to comment. I completed the Florida Ironman in Panama City in 2013 at 61 years of age. I was smart enough to get help with training and enlisted a trainer, Karl Reicken, at the National Triathlon Center in Clermont, who developed what I call the “old fart” training plan. Up until the end, I was not sure I would be able to complete it but Karl constantly encouraged me and his mantra was “trust the program”. My goals were, in order, to finish within the 17 hr limit, finish in under 16 hours, and, as my shoot for the moon goal, finish in less than 15 hours. My final time: 13:36:33! This stands as my most momentous athletic achievement. What was most amazing was that, the next day, unlike nearly every participant I observed, I was walking normally and without any stiffness or pain. Even now, several years later, this seems surreal. I cannot stress enough how critical proper preparation is for something like Ironman, unless one likes to suffer. Karl is now a medical student in Colorado and hopes to open his own performance lab someday and I have no doubt he will be very successful. Meanwhile, this aging plastic surgery still basks in the words of Ironman founder, John Collins, “swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles, run 26.2 miles- brag for the rest of your life.”

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