They are a bunch of jokers.
They’ll not finish the bike, and if by some non-religious miracle they do, they’ll be walking the run.
“I’ve ran 8 miles in 18 months, should I defer?”
YES! For the love of all that is non-religiously Holy.
“But then I’ll be training for ANOTHER 15 months!”
Eh!!
WHAT. THE. ACTUAL. FUCK?
You call running 8 miles in 18 months “training”?
I’d hate to see what your rest periods look like.
“Just build in some rest days, pal. Look at the taper and work back from there. 80 days to go, so it’s only 50 active days…”
Eh!!!
Again, WHAT. THE. ACTUAL. FUCK?
That’s over 2 rest days per week.
And he’s not done any training.
There should be zero taper and IM will be his “buildup” week.
But they cannot be told that.
They’ve got “Cramp Shots” and “the energy of the crowd and Ironman”