re: Anyone here done an Ironman?

One of the doctors I work with did a full iron man in 2015. He trained for a full year. He would take off work when he had to do long bike rides or long runs. He would get up at 4am to do his swims. His goal was to finish in the allotted time allowed, which was 17 hours. He finished in 14 hours. And he was 63 when he did all this.

My only advice would be to take the recovery week afterward. You need to let your body heal. He came back to work that Tuesday. A few days later he was in the ER with a kidney stone. The two might not have been related but still....