Completed by David Stock, Age 58
Aug 29 Ironman Louisville 12:59:02
Oct 10 American Triple T North Carolina 11:46:54 (3rd Grand Master)
Nov 6 Ironman Florida 12:50:53
Nov 13 Beach 2 Battleship Iron Distance Triathlon 13:45:51
The achievements of some of my athletes never ceases to amaze me. Ranging from beginners taking huge risks and trying new events....to ultras, irons, and elites. There are so many amazing achievements if you read down my blog. And then someone truly exceptional like David Stock steps up. I profiled him here last year.
One amazing thing about David is that at age 58 he is among the more "senior" athletes I coach. The other athletes on the team say "I just hope to be participating when I am that age," and then David kicks their butt.
Not only that, but David is on a quest to do ten iron distance triathlons, and he is getting close to that number. In part, because he did THREE IRON DISTANCE TRIATHLONS THIS YEAR, namely IM Louisville, IM Florida, and Beach 2 Battleship. Louisville boasts the toughest conditions this side of Kona; the hold it in August....in the South.
Completing the latter two races (IM FL and B2B) was even more significant considering they were only one week apart, in November.
You would think a sane person would use the time between irons to rest and train, but David is so fanatical that he included American Triple T Triathlon in his schedule. In case you haven't heard of this little gem, it consists of 4 triathlons over the course of 2.5 days. The distances increase from a sprint on Friday night, to two olympic distance tris on Saturday, to a half iron on Sunday. It is compared to being equal or more difficult than a Ironman.
It would seem like Dave is getting close to completing his triathlon bucket list. Except somehow I have a feeling he will keep producing new, amazing accomplishments.
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