# @anthonypmedrano on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C8IscjHv2h-
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63263024-anthonypmedrano-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-06-13T00:49:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Tony Medrano (@anthonypmedrano) — https://gondola.cc/anthonypmedrano

## Caption

“What is an Ironman Triathlon?”

Thank you for the great motivational questions.

I put together this quick video (w/o music) to show an example of the distance from real race & training footage, plus a few maps of well known Southern California landmarks to assist as points of reference.

I hope you enjoy. If I can do my first in 2019 without any cycling or swim experience, with a recently separated shoulder, and in a tropical location…

You. Can. Too.

A full ironmantri is 140.6miles, and most (all, actually) sane people start with the shorter triathlon distances.

Ironman Triathlons were started in San Diego, California & Honolulu, Hawaii in 1978 by a usnavy officer to “settle an argument about who was the fittest athlete. They combined three existing races into one event: the 2.4-mile Waikiki Roughwater Swim, the 112-mile Around-Oahu Bike Race, and the 26.2-mile Honolulu Marathon.”

It’s a long one.

#ironmantraining 
#whatisanironmantriathlon
#ironmantriathlonmotivation
#triathlontraining 
#DJIMT

For funny, spontaneous and often scandalous updates on my daily training and what happens when you do 3-6 hours of hard training everyday, see my Daily Stories. 

Disclaimer: It’s not my fault, my Ironman friends dared me to video myself during Ironman Training b/c it often gets unhinged. 

You. Were. Warned.

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triathlontraining, djimt, whatisanironmantriathlon, ironmantraining, ironmantriathlonmotivation

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