What is the minimum age for an ironman?

blahblah55

I'm a 14 years old girl, I love running, biking and running. I'v done a bunch of youth triathlons. and a bunch of running races. I wanna train to be able to do one, I know it will be incredibly hard, but im willing to give it my all. Any help?

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Ironman is broken down into Age Group Categories (see below) - the minimum is 18 - so you still have a some yrs to go
maybe practice swimming - you're not mentioning that you're swimming - part of the race is a 3.8km swim ! good luck!
18-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75+

What Competitions Have Lance Armstrong Been In?

Cait L

We have to write an essay on an influential person in english class, so I decided to write about Lance Armstrong. I need to know what competitions he's been in, and what place/ how many times he's been in it. Thank you!

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Lance Armstrong competed with the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team (later Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team) for most of his career, including his 7 Tour de France victories.1992 - Motorola
Settimana Bergamasca (stage 6)
Vuelta a Galicia (Stage 4a)
Trittico Premondiale (Stage 2) (or GP Sanson)
First Union Grand Prix (Atlanta)
Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic (overall, 1 stage win)
2nd, Züri-Metzgete
1993 - Motorola
World Cycling Champion - UCI Road World Championships
US National Cycling Champion - CoreStates USPRO National Road Championships
Tour de France (Stage 8)
Tour of America (overall)
Trofeo Laigueglia
Tour du Pont (2nd overall, 1 stage win)
Tour of Sweden (3rd overall, 1 stage win)
Thrift Drug Classic
Kmart West Virginia Classic (overall, 2 stage wins)
1994 - Motorola
Thrift Drug Classic
Tour du Pont (1 stage win)
2nd, Liège-Bastogne-Liège
2nd, Clasica San Sebastian
1995 - Motorola
Tour de France (Stage 18)
Clásica de San Sebastián
Paris-Nice (Stage 5)
Tour du Pont (overall, mountains, 3 stage wins)
Kmart West Virginia Classic (overall, 2 stage wins)
Tour of America (overall)
1996 - Motorola
Tour du Pont (overall, 4 stage wins)
La Flèche Wallonne
2nd, Liège-Bastogne-Liège
2nd, Paris-Nice
1997 - Cofidis
Sprint 56K Criterium (Austin, TX)
1998 - U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt (overall)
Tour de Luxembourg (overall, 1 stage win)
Cascade Cycling Classic
4th, Vuelta a España
1999 - U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
Tour de France (overall, 4 stage wins)
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (ITT) (Prologue)
Route du Sud (Stage 4)
Circuit de la Sarthe (ITT) (Stage 4)
2nd, Amstel Gold Race
2000 - U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
Tour de France (overall, 1 stage win)
GP des Nations
Grand Prix Eddy Merckx (with Viatcheslav Ekimov)
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (ITT) (Stage 3)
Bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics Individual Time Trial, Men
2001 - U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
Tour de France (overall, 4 stage wins)
Tour de Suisse (overall, 2 stage wins)
2nd, Amstel Gold Race
2002 - U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
Tour de France (overall, 4 stage wins)
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (overall, Stage 6)
GP du Midi Libre (overall)
Profronde van Stiphout (post-Tour criterium)
2003 - US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
presented by Berry Floor
Tour de France (overall, 1 stage win, Team Time Trial)
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (overall, Stage 3 ITT)
2004 - US Postal Service pro Cycling Team
presented by Berry Floor
Tour de France (overall, 5 stage wins, Team Time Trial)
Tour de Georgia (overall, 2 stage wins)
Tour du Languedoc-Roussillon (Stage 5)
Volta ao Algarve (ITT) (Stage 4)
Profronde van Stiphout (post-Tour criterium)
2005 - Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
Tour de France (overall, 1 stage win, Team Time Trial)
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (points classification)
2008 - Lance Armstrong Foundation / Team Livestrong
Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race (2nd place)
12 Hours of Snowmass (1st place with Len Zanni and Max Taam)
Tour de Gruene (1st place Individual Time Trial & Team Time Trial)
2009 - Astana Team
Tour of California (7th overall)
[edit] Amateur cycling and triathlon years
1991 - Subaru-Montgomery / US National Team
United States National Amateur Road Race Champion
Settimana Bergamasca (overall and youth classifications)
Gastown Grand Prix (now known as Tour de Gastown [68] criterium) (Vancouver, BC)
Challenge of Champions Triathlon (Monterey, CA)
1990 - Subaru-Montgomery
United States National Sprint Triathlon Champion
Stonebridge Ranch Triathlon (McKinney, TX)
1989
United States National Sprint Triathlon Champion
Waco Triathlon (Waco, TX)
1988
Athens YMCA Triathlon (Athens, TX) (course record)
River Triathlon (Shreveport, LA) (course record)
Hillcrest Tulsa Triathlon (Tulsa, OK)
1987
Texas State Triathlon Championship
Hillcrest Tulsa Triathlon (course record)[69]
1986
Norman Triathlon (Norman, OK)
1985
2nd, IronKids Triathlon National Championship[70]
IronKids Triathlon at Houston (regional level)
IronKids Triathlon at Dallas (local level)
1983
IronKids Triathlon at Dallas

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how long do I need to train for an IronMan Triathlon?

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Reopye

I know it's a long way off but Challenge UK are going to hold an Iron distance triathlon in September in 2012 in Henley. Now I thought about this a lot and I'm thinking of entering.

However, I'm currently in university and I won't finish until mid-June. After that I would have 3 months of uninterrupted time for training. I already have a good level of fitness (I'm on the university triathlon team) but I keep hearing about people who train for 30 weeks before an IronMan and I'm worried that I won't have enough time for training.

Could somebody who knows about triathlon - or who has done an IronMan - tell me just how long they take to train?

On a side note, I read somewhere that less than 1% of first-time attempts at an IronMan succeed. That sounds far too low to me. What's a better estimate?

Thanks in advance to anyone who replies! =D

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I don't think that you've gotten much useful advice so far. For starters, yes you can do this. I should also start by asking: do you want to finish or do you want to podium/PR/top 20 etc.? If you just want to finish, this is very do-able, esp. with a full summer to devote...so long as you have some time to train during the school year. Somewhere around 10% of competitors DNF in a triathlon so put that aside - most of those folks DNF due to either weather or nutrition issues they weren't prepared for. And hey -you have YOUTH on your side! The best way to plan on finishing this September 2012 IM is to build up to a Half Ironman either later this year or in the spring early summer of 2012. And train smart - quality and heart rate zone training will maximize the time you have without setting you up for injury. Quality training at an aerobic level will take you further than high intensity or tons of junk miles. And junk miles are useless if you have some imbalances and weaknesses that also set you up for injury. So, step one, think through what races you could do to lead up to this. Step two, figure out your heart rate zone. Step Three, get some biomechanical analysis of your swim stroke, bike and run technique so you can correct any glaring issues. My husband does this for tons of people, both local and via internet. I'm a good wife - I listen. Also a three-time IM finisher - all in my 50's. His contact - loucookson@gmail.com Hope this helps!

My first triatholon, I need help.?

Jay

I'm 15 and I'm going to compete in my first (youth) triatholon and I have a couple questions for anyone who knows about or has been in a triatholon. First of all, the race I'm doing is a 400m swim, 7 mile bike, and a 2 mile run. What are the transactions in between each like, do I change clothes after I swim, is it still part of the race? What should I wear for each? And what kind of bike do you recommend (I need to buy one)? Any additional information would be great, thanks.

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Hi! First off, correct spelling is "triathlon" (although that mistake is one a lot of folks make). And the short periods between swim and bike, and between bike and run, are called "transitions." And they *do* count against your time, so you want to hurry through them!

Although there *are* specialized triathlon bikes that allow, and even require, you to stay in a low, flat-back, streamlined or "aero" (short for aerodynamically-efficient) position, it's far better to train on a so-called "road bike" (like the Tour de France riders use almost every day) with drop handlebars.

You can get *some* of the aero advantages of a triathlon bike from Profile Jammer GT bars:

http://www.profile-design.com/products/aerobars/jammer-gt/

which are installed onto your stock handlebars.

You've got to go to the best local bike shop in your area and get your bike properly fitted to you. Don't cut corners here.

It's important to be comfortable while you train, so you've gotta get cycling shorts, which have an integral pad to cushion your butt. You can race in a triathlon-specific suit which is essentially a swimsuit with a smaller version of that pad. Most ambitious triathletes race in these, so they don't change their clothes mid-race and thus lose time.

Finally you'll want to buy Yankz elastic laces and put them on your running shoes. That will save you substanial time in T2 (the second, or bike-to-run, transition).

Good luck, and write if you have further questions!

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Need Help thinking of a good Whatever for the Virgin Mobile Campaign.?

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shantam0

Hey, I'm Breona and m particpating in the Virgin Mobile DO WHAT EVER IT TAKES Campaign to raise money for homelss youth only thing is I can't think of a good "Whatever" that wil catch peoples attention to help me raie a good amount of money need Ideas.!.!

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The challenge is for people to create an online pledge promising to do a crazy, wacky or interesting stunt upon hitting their fundraising goal.

You could do anything from running a marathon (you don't necessarily have to 'run' a marathon, you could cover the distance in your local gym on a treadmill) to participating in a triathlon (again this can be carried out in the gym; swimming pool, exercise-bike and treadmill); from breaking a world record (its easier than you think, be sure to contact Guinness World Records) to abseiling down a local landmark (a skyscraper or tall bridge).

Good luck!

I need to get faster, how can I improve each individual leg of the triathlon?

Hayden

I'm fourteen, and I got into triathlons last year. I need to get faster for the youth triathlon championships, but I don't have any experience with short races. All I have done is Olympic distances, and I can do one in about 2 hours 25 minutes. In the swim I am doing 1:10 100 meters each, and 19.8 mph on the bike leg. I really need to improve on my run which I am doing about a 8:30 mile afterward. Usually I can run a 5k in just over 18 minutes... If you could help that would be appreciated.

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For swimming, just get a good breathing rhythm and try and refine your stroke. Also, work on kicking drills. Lazy kicking is the assassin of swimmers.

For running, form is key. Head up. Thumbs pointed forward (this actually works, no joke) and arms at a 90 degree angle. Lift your knees. Breathe with your diaphragm. Breathing should be rhythmic to running. Oxygen flow should be as optimal as possible. Also, work on either catching or steadily moving ahead of people. Surges are the best. Surges weaken your opponents and give you an adrenaline rush. Several well placed surges can shave off a lot of time. If somebody is only a little bit ahead of you, rush behind them. Muster up the energy to stay with them. Then, go past them with a quick 5-10 second surge.

Good luck with your triathalons. Your times look awesome. Fine tuning is probably all you need, and I'm sure that all of your times can only get better.

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