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The Hines Ward at Ironman poll

  • said_aouita
    The 36-year-old Ward has been training since November for the 140.6-mile triathlon, which consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike, and a 26.2-mile marathon.

    Does Hines Ward finish the Ironman?
  • said_aouita
    http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/trending/post/_/id/14307/hines-ward-preparing-to-tackle-ironman

    [video=youtube;TrAI_AWmQ_Y][/video]
  • Ironman92
    I don't think he'd jump into something he couldn't handle.

    The title at first glance made me feel if I was somehow involved.
  • Tiernan
    He will finish if he doesn't get hurt which happens quite often in Ironman comps.
  • wes_mantooth
    Pretty sure he will win it....aided by a lot of dirty plays
  • said_aouita
    No way does he finish under 17 hours.
  • thavoice
    said_aouita;1515041 wrote:No way does he finish under 17 hours.
    I agree. The thing about these type of things is he has never done one at this distance.

    I was training for a triathlong/duathlon a few years ago, and that was a just a 2 mile run, 17 mile bike, and 4 mile run. Running after biking absolutely S U C K S.
  • said_aouita
    thavoice;1515043 wrote:Running after biking absolutely S U C K S.
    No way he can run a full marathon after biking over 100 miles in that heat. Maybe they'll let him cheat and draft on the bike*
    *Athletes must keep 7 meters (4 bike lengths) distance between bikes except when passing. Failure to do so will result in a drafting violation

    I'll be optimistic and say crosses the finish line but hours after the cutoff.
  • Sonofanump
    No way that if he swimming in a pool without doing an event outdoors does he finish. Go take those 84 laps you just did in the pool and throw them out the window because swimming in open water getting kicked and swallowing water is a bitch.

    And yes, stacking sucks.
  • said_aouita
    Sonofanump;1516108 wrote:No way that if he swimming in a pool without doing an event outdoors does he finish. Go take those 84 laps you just did in the pool and throw them out the window because swimming in open water getting kicked and swallowing water is a bitch.

    .


    Here is the video of his 1st attempt at a half Ironman.

    [video=youtube;TFxZbXWtjsY][/video]

    Will be cool if Hines finished the full but I don't see it happening.
  • LJ
    Hines finished in 13 hours 8 minutes
  • GoPens
    said_aouita;1515041 wrote:No way does he finish under 17 hours.
    thavoice;1515043 wrote:I agree. The thing about these type of things is he has never done one at this distance.

    I was training for a triathlong/duathlon a few years ago, and that was a just a 2 mile run, 17 mile bike, and 4 mile run. Running after biking absolutely S U C K S.
    oh well.....
  • Ironman92
    LJ;1517126 wrote:Hines finished in 13 hours 8 minutes
    Impressive and just not surprising.

    Lol at the predictions.
  • queencitybuckeye
    Gordon Ramsey finished about an hour later. Any other celebrity participants?
  • queencitybuckeye
    said_aouita;1515041 wrote:No way does he finish under 17 hours.
    Nice job, Nostradumbass.
  • said_aouita
    queencitybuckeye;1517242 wrote:Nice job, Nostradumbass.
    I should have watched more than the first couple videos before making a prediction.
  • hasbeen
    said_aouita;1517427 wrote:I should have not been an idiot before making a prediction.
    FIFY
  • said_aouita
    hasbeen;1517437 wrote:FIFY

    Thanks.
  • Sonofanump
    Impressive. He did well improving from the half to the full.
  • said_aouita
    Sonofanump;1517525 wrote:Impressive. He did well improving from the half to the full.
    no doubt
  • thavoice
    LJ;1517126 wrote:Hines finished in 13 hours 8 minutes
    That pretty impressive.