Hello Steemit
One of my passion is running, i know how difficult is passing next miles during training or tournament. When i read about James Lawrence, whith finished 50-50-50 action: 50 Ironman triathlon in 50 days in 50 different USA states I was in shock.
What Ironman is?
It is the most difficult triathlon in the world.
Participants have to finished:
- 2.4 miles swimming. Max time to finish 2 hours and 10 minutes
- 112 miles in the bicycles
- 26.2 miles running
James Lawrence - IronCowboy
James is 39 years old. He is living in Utah. In 2010 he made a his first Guinness record, he passed 22 runs in the distance of half Ironman during 30 weeks.
50-50-50
The "50-50-50" campaign was planned as part of the campaign to combat obesity among the youngest Americans. According to research, Americans consume 31% more calories than 40 years ago, and 21% of US medical expenses are due to obesity-related diseases. James, during his murderous stunts, raised funds for the School Nutrition Foundation program. During the whole venture he managed to raise $ 68,000.
The challenge began on June 6 in Hawaii and ended in Utah. During those 50 days he slept on average 4.5 hours a day, while the rest of the time was traveling the USA and Ironman himself. James's best time is 12 hours and 18 minutes, while the longest is 17 hours and 3 minutes.
The whole distance:
- 1318 miles runing
- 118 miles swimming
- 5625 miles bicycles