Most runners get into running with the 26.2 mile, 42 kilometer marathon race as their end all be all.

Some runners hit the marathon and want to one up that and get to the 31mile, 50km ultra distance race

And others look at the going even further to race a 60 mile and even 100 mile trail run

But what happens when an ex-pro runner who focused on speed his whole life decides to break a guiness book world record on his 2nd Ironman Triathlon attempt?

In this episode, we go deep with Mike Trees on his 2nd Ironman attempt.

Almost 27 years ago he did his first Ironman distance race and because of a lot of things, never did considered doing another one until tomorrow!

• Why he took a 27-year long gap between the Ironman
• How and why olympic distanced triathletes move up into the ironman distance
• How he's feeling about his race tomorrow
• His epic Spain Covid DIY Marathon story
• What training he's done different
• What will happen if he doesn't get his projected time
• And Much more

Kristian Blummenfelt, Men's Olympic gold medalist in Triathlon 2020 Toyko - https://www.instagram.com/kristianblu

The history of Triathlon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triathlon

Ironman Average Finishing Times - https://www.runtri.com/2011/06/how-long-does-it-take-to-finish-ironman.html

Mike Trees Coaching Services - https://nrg-coaching.com

Mike Trees Instagram - https://instagram.com/run.nrg

DLake Creates Instagram - https://instagram.com/dlakecreates

Suggested episode to listen to next: Tips & Tricks to run fast and easy at age 60yo - https://dlakecreates.com/mike-trees-run-fast-and-easy-at-60/

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