First Iron Man? These guys did it with 4 hours/week training
45sShocking low training volume for an Ironman challenges viewer expectations and sparks debate on preparation vs. natural fitness.
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What's your name, age, and where are you guys from? >> I'm from Houston, Texas. My name is John Smith. I'm 27. >> Dylan Clberver, Houston, Texas. 25. >> Kyle Beck, Dallas, Texas. 25. >> Is this your guys' first Iron Man or have you guys competed before? >> First triathlon. >> First Iron Man. Second [laughter] triathon. >> What made you guys sign up? >> We just had a bunch of friends that decided they wanted to do it
and we kind of just jumped on board and decided why not. And Santa Cruz is beautiful. >> What were you guys time? >> 626 515 >> 619. >> What was the hardest part of the triathlon for you guys? The run, cramping, car bloating, >> by far the [laughter] run. The run was terrible. >> How much did you guys train? I guess every single week, >> maybe four hours. Weekend warrior. >> Weekend warrior, but on and off.
Did some good things. >> What do you guys do for work? I >> have a small business. Consulting. >> Also consulting. >> How do you guys manage working and also balance and training? >> Weekend warrior. [laughter] >> Weekend warrior. >> What's your one piece of advice for people who want to sign up for their first Iron Man? >> More salt. Get ready to suffer. If there's hills, try to train for hills.