The Events
The Three events that are included in this challenge are all endurance events that culminate in what is considered one of the most gruelling races in sport - the IRONMAN. Each event has its own technical preparation and each warrants its own recovery time, making the sequence even more difficult and complicated to manage without serious injury.
The Malta Half Marathon
1st March 2009
21 Km
Start - Mdina Gate
End - Sliema Strand
Goal Time - 1hr 30min
Personal Best - 1hr 38min
Result 1hr 28min (chip)
The Rome Marathon
23rd March 2009
42Km
Start - Coloseum
End - Coloseum
Goal Time - 3hrs 40min
Personal Best - 3hrs 55min
Ironman Austria
Result 3hr 17min (chip)
See left!
There is no guessing what time to predict for such an event, as I have never covered anything close to this distance before. Assuming I am healthy and well trained, I would hope to finish with the 'decent' time of under 12 hours.
In order to accomplish such a time, it is expected that I put in at least 15 hours of training a week, peaking at 20 hours in the last months. The challenge is not the training, but doing it at 5.30am before work, or after the kids go to bed at night!
NATHAN'S EVEREST 2009
-MALTA HALF MARATHON 03/09 -ROME FULL MARATHON 03/09 -AUSTRIA IRONMAN 07/09
Preparation
