The pain is temporary, the memories will last the rest of your life.
- Navy Commander John Collins, Father of Ironman
The average Ironman triathlete spends 18 to 30 hours training each week.
- Ironman Triathlon
Triathlon is one of the few sports in the world where everyday athletes can compete on the same course as the pros.
Ironman athletes swim an average of 7 miles, bike an average of 225 miles and run an average of 48 miles each week.
- Ironman Triathlon
You can keep going and your legs might hurt for a week, or you can quit and your mind will hurt for a lifetime.
- Mark Allen, Six-Time Ironman World Champion
Success in the sport is, above all else, about enduring suffering.
– Chris McCormack, 2010 Ironman World Champion
There are really just two kinds of people. Those who say I can't. And those who say I can.
– Ironman Triathlon
