That would be 4 years to enter an IRONMAN triathlon.Originally posted by SevenStar
out of curiousity, why do you want to wait four years before entering another triathlon?
Ironman triathlon = 2.4 miles swim, 112 mile bike ride, 26.2 mile run.
To complete something like this takes up a huge amount of training time. I've done half ironmans in the past and the time comitment for those was a lot. Also, for a lot of the IRONMAN length triathlons, you have to qualify at another event first. So I would have to be at the top of my age group. Finishing is one thing, finishing in the top of your age group is totally different. So I'm giving myself 4 years to get there.
There are other types of triathlons. Sprint distance, Olympic distance, and Half Iron length. I'm giving myself two years of doing these lengths so I can hopefully get competitive in my age group and then hopefully be able to qualify for an IRONMAN by the time I'm 40.