Just how far can ones fitness progress?

[jay clock]

Wow Jay, ironman is hardcore

I thought that too, but I can honestly say I did proper training set by a coach and knew that barring mechanical problem or injury, I would get round. Even the marathon was ok (took me 5h21) and I walked a fair bit (had trained for that as it is different muscles) - my mara time would have had me beating 8000 of the 35000 finishers at the London mara!

I still don't look like a real athlete! Legs of iron, moobs of jelly!

 

[nmcgann]

I'm very early doors on the whole thing, but already ......How far can my fitness go?

Cheers

There's pretty much no limit provided you keep at it with regular training.

It's a virtuous circle too - the fitter you get, the harder you can train...and you get fitter....and can train harder....and you get fitter..... and so it goes on round and round.

 

[MattHB]

I keep thinking Ive hit the most I can get to, and then I seem to just fall over that barrier and my endurance increases again. Its quite intoxicating! The weights started falling off now too, which is another great thing.