No End To Man's Imagination

Marathons have been a fanfare of late in Singapore. Everybody wants to complete a marathon. To them, it is the epitomy of endurance. However, a few years back, there was an ultramarathon - double marathon in a go. And just this year, there was a 5 marathon to be run continuously held in Singapore and won by a Physics lecturer. You heard me right. 220+ km.

For many of us, doing a triathlon in itself will be an achievement. Doing a half an ironman would be reaching for the sky. And attempting an ironman? That would be physically and mentally draining that it would take some one who has lost their pants. And of course, with ironman, there is the ultra ironman. Then there is triple ironman and oh yes, quintuple ironman. Check this site out! Anybody for dessert?

Enrico will be finishing his 10th IM in WA this year. Clifford has completed his 10th while in Utah. And it took them a couple of years to do so. Now imagine this: doing the deca ironman? Yes, 10 IM in 10 consecutive days. Stretch your imagination further DOUBLE deca ironman. Get these distances right:

1) swim 76km

2) bike 3600km

3) run 844km

And to top it all off, the icing on the cake? The swim is done in a standard pool, the riding and running are both done on a 1.9km loop. Each discipline must be completed before going on to the next. I have no idea how any one body is able to sustain not only the physical stress, but also the mental stress of doing the laps and loops over and over and over again.

This is the power of human mind. We are who we THINK we are.