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Here’s Zeppelin’s account of his mission, from start to finish. And when he gets an idea that he likes the sound of, he’s not letting it go until it’s a reality.īut he can explain it better than me. So why take on an iron-distance triathlon-especially one that you didn’t register, pay, or plan for? In short, Zeppelin enjoys a challenge. But he doesn’t “train.” This is a guy who (prior to this) had never swam more than a few hundred yards, never ran more than 15 miles, and only bikes around town to do errands on his fixie.

True, Zeppelin (yes, that is his birth name) is a naturally gifted athlete: He’s a sponsored snowboarder, and he’s summited plenty of peaks. I know that completing an Ironman-swimming 2.4 miles, riding 112, and running a marathon-is a lifetime goal of hardcore endurance athletes, not a nonchalant act of whimsy just to fill a Saturday.

I herald electrolyte mix as the elixir of life. I’m a runner with several ultra-marathons under my belt.

I’m dating him.īesides that, I respect distance. Actually, I had an opinion: This was a terrible idea that, at the very least, would lead to prolonged discomfort and, at the worst, an injury. When filmmaker Zeppelin Zeerip, 26, first told me he wanted to complete a DIY Ironman-overnight, and without any training-I had my reservations.

Download run a marathon without training