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I have a lot of maniac friends but...

Postby trixiee » Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:47 pm

My friend Tony takes the cake!

He is leaving today to do the Deca Ironman (10 Ironman distances in 10 days!)

Here is his blog, if you are interested in following along!

http://10ironmansin10daysitalianstyle.b ... mment-form
http://connect.garmin.com/profile/trixiee14

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Postby ultraslacker » Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:19 pm

yep, that takes the cake. Insane!!

good luck to him!
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Postby Annelizabeth » Mon Sep 26, 2011 3:15 pm

Anybody completeing in that wins. It all.
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Postby Annelizabeth » Mon Sep 26, 2011 3:15 pm

Anybody completeing in that wins. It all.
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Postby Spirit Unleashed » Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:04 pm

Thats worse than anything I could think up!
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Postby Sir Crashalot » Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:16 am

Will gladly pass on that!
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Postby purdy65 » Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:46 am

:shock: :shock:
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Postby FishHog » Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:18 am

That truly is mind boggling.

Impressive but nuts....
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Postby Annelizabeth » Tue Sep 27, 2011 11:00 am

ok, how does one train for that event???
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Postby Annelizabeth » Tue Sep 27, 2011 11:00 am

ok, how does one train for that event???
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Postby trixiee » Tue Sep 27, 2011 12:06 pm

Annie - do you live in a canyon? You speak with an echo! :lol:

He rode his bike ~ 180K every Sunday. He ran and swam copious amounts on Saturdays, he biked Monday/Tues/Wednesday evenngs, he swam Monday mornings, Thursday evenings... He trained all summer with other Ironman competitors...
http://connect.garmin.com/profile/trixiee14

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Postby Annelizabeth » Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:56 pm

yep I seem to have a double posting thing going on.
I keep on thinking about this and the amount he must eat.
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Postby Annelizabeth » Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:56 pm

yep I seem to have a double posting thing going on.
I keep on thinking about this and the amount he must eat.
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Postby Madame Bourette » Tue Sep 27, 2011 2:32 pm

What a slacker: Tell him to do the Double Deca next time. :wink:
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Postby Kelodie » Tue Sep 27, 2011 3:15 pm

Woah! Good luck to him!
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Postby tri princess » Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:58 pm

This is incredible!

Any word on how he's doing?
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Postby tri princess » Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:58 pm

This is incredible!

Any word on how he's doing?
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Postby trixiee » Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:52 pm

He finished! Much worse for wear... read his blog, if you can! http://10ironmansin10daysitalianstyle.blogspot.com/
http://connect.garmin.com/profile/trixiee14

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Postby Spirit Unleashed » Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:55 pm

speechless
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