The Iron Cowboy: 50 Ironmans in 50 days in 50 states (1 Viewer)

[Mario Kart]

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/sports/iron-cowboy-continues-worthy-cause-in-bozeman/article_b70a06c4-bdb5-5b8e-9ab1-f646f428b31c.html

“Less than five minutes, guys.”
The “Iron Cowboy” shouts the time limit to his fellow riders. The 10 bikers have dismounted and are grabbing food and drinks from picnic tables set up on the lawn. Some stretch and talk amongst themselves. The 59 miles they have just biked is a little more than half of their ride.
“One minute.”

The riders return to their bikes and are off again, rallying around their leader in the bright green helmet.
James Lawrence, nicknamed the “Iron Cowboy”, raced his 47th Ironman triathlon in the Gallatin Valley on Wednesday, making him well on his way to completing 50 races in 50 days in 50 states. The athlete is breaking endurance racing records while generating awareness for child obesity in the U.S. and raising money for the Jaime Oliver Food Foundation.
Each Ironman consists of about 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of biking and 26.2 miles of running. Lawrence already holds two Guinness World Records for the most half and full Ironmans in a year. His inspiration and motivation for continuing to push the limits of endurance racing is simple.
“My five kids,” he said.
Lawrence said his daughters and son are traveling with his wife across the country following his progress.
“My wife has worked really hard to make sure they are happy and doing something fun every day in each state,” Lawrence said.
Lawrence’s journey began June 6 in Hawaii, and will conclude Saturday in Utah.
“I’m very excited to finish in my home state,” he said. “It’s quite a relief to get home having accomplished what we set out to do.”
Tim Griffiths, Montana’s ambassador for the event, said the main lessons Lawrence is trying to promote are activity and healthy eating, but there are other takeaways.

“It says something about Bozeman that it only took six days to put this together,” Griffiths said. “The support in the Bozeman community is great.”
Lawrence began his day here swimming at the Bogert Pool, then biked to Three Forks and back and finished the race with a marathon beginning in Bogert Park.
“I’ve been excited to get to Montana because it reminds me of home,” Lawrence said. “I was pleasantly surprised because I thought it would be all hills, but the ride is beautiful. I consider this a recovery Ironman.”
Every race has been open for people to join the “Iron Cowboy” in swimming, biking, running — or all three.
“The crowds are getting bigger, donations keep coming in,” Lawrence said. “The support has been overwhelming and makes things a lot easier. It has far exceeded my expectations.”

He just felt like running.

 

[beer 30]

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/sports/iron-cowboy-continues-worthy-cause-in-bozeman/article_b70a06c4-bdb5-5b8e-9ab1-f646f428b31c.html

Meh

 

[Jayrod]

That is a lot of punishment to inflict on the body.

Also hard to take in enough calories to sustain that.

 

[Al O'Pecia]

Why?

 

[Dan Lambskin]

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/sports/iron-cowboy-continues-worthy-cause-in-bozeman/article_b70a06c4-bdb5-5b8e-9ab1-f646f428b31c.html

Meh

 

[Mad Cow]

He's crazy, based in Utah. I have 3 friends accompanying him on parts of his final one today right here in Utah County.

 

[AAABatteries]

Whether you care about the sports or not it is still a unbelievable achievement. Absolutely amazing.

 

[Ilov80s]

That is a lot of punishment to inflict on the body.

Also hard to take in enough calories to sustain that.

First thing I thought. He is likely taking time off his life and reducing potential future quality of life. It's nuts.

 

[Fennis]

I plan on tripping him when he comes to my state

 

[grateful zed]

can we please move this to the jogging thread?

 

[Mad Cow]

His caravan of bikes went right by my house about an hour or so ago. He had no fewer than 200 cyclists accompanying him.

 

[SHIZNITTTT]

He has a tattoo will never amount to anything

 

[Long Ball Larry]

50 marathons in 50 days alone seems physically impossible to me.

 

[Sabertooth]

Some people are just freaks of nature.

 

[El Floppo]

strange that most of the posts in here are ####ting on this.

having done only one IM- the memory of the hurt I was in the next day just to walk around has me in absolute awe of this guy. amazing, jawdropping, freak of nature accomplishment.

 

[Mario Kart]

strange that most of the posts in here are ####ting on this.

Bunch of Otis' in this town.

 

[Ilov80s]

strange that most of the posts in here are ####ting on this.

having done only one IM- the memory of the hurt I was in the next day just to walk around has me in absolute awe of this guy. amazing, jawdropping, freak of nature accomplishment.

I'm not ####ting on him. It's just insane and going to put his body through an unbelievable strain.

 

[culdeus]

50 marathons in 50 days alone seems physically impossible to me.

Multiple people have done 365 in a row IIRC

 

[culdeus]

He did do one bike portion inside on rollers and one marathon session on an elliptical.

 

[Ilov80s]

50 marathons in 50 days alone seems physically impossible to me.

Multiple people have done 365 in a row IIRC

Guinness 2012 had 30 as the most ironman races completed in a year. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-ironman-races-completed-in-a-year

 

[Long Ball Larry]

50 marathons in 50 days alone seems physically impossible to me.

Multiple people have done 365 in a row IIRC

amazing

 

[culdeus]

50 marathons in 50 days alone seems physically impossible to me.

Multiple people have done 365 in a row IIRC

Guinness 2012 had 30 as the most ironman races completed in a year.http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-ironman-races-completed-in-a-year

365 marathons in a row is what I was referencing. And the guiness record here is somewhat in dispute since they only recognized independently timed IM races and some such.