On day three, he cruised through most of the 52.4 miles (84 km), pacing himself to complete 2 km every 90 minutes. He’s cautiously confident about the race, despite the fact that’s it’s considered one of the world’s most intimidating endurance challenges. The Ironman, involving a 3.8-km swim, 180.2-km cycle ride and a 42.2-km run, is considered one of the world’s toughest races. “I first tried a half Ironman: a 2 km swim, then 90 km cycle and a 21 km run. “The main thing about an endurance challenge is that you have to endure,” he says, stressing carefully on the last word.

Source: The Hindu February 20, 2017 07:49 UTC