Day 18:
Swim time: 1:25:48
Bike time: 7:02:05
Run time: 7:06:17

Total time: 17:37:27

The number of times he (may have) libeled the IC.

I’ve found these discussions far more interesting than the Iron Cowboy adventure itself.

To me, the Iron Cowboy is the Kim Kardashian of Multisport. He has created himself as a marketable product. We think of the Iron Cowboy as just James Lawrence, but he has made it into an organisation. He is the CEO and the face of the organisation. As far as I know, the organisation known as the ‘Iron Cowboy’ is the only source of income for his family. His family are all employees of the company (maybe not with the IRS, but effectively they are). He’s been going for a few years now, so I’d be surprised if he didn’t have other employees outside of his immediate family - eg. The lead rider who he drafts behind. Note that I’m not saying the Iron Cowboy is a registered company, rather that is how he is treating it.

Triathlon Taren did a video with James showing off his HUGE gym. Cannot remember the exact details (and don’t want to watch that video again), but he runs a fitness/boot camp like squad. So obviously these people pay to train with/under him. He was also running several different events that would have produced income. The success of all these endeavours requires him to maintain his level of fame.

Another poster noted that he hasn’t done a ‘real’ triathlon in over 6 years. Fact is, he is not fast. For someone who doesn’t have limitations on how much they can train, I would call him SLOW. James likes to see (and promote) himself as a Superhero. So doing a ‘real’ triathlon against other competitors does him (nor his organisation) any favours.

His 50/50/50 effort is done. Would have made a nice amount off Netflix, but that is all over. He needs something else to keep the money flowing in. So 100 in 100 is the obvious next step.

Some people have mentioned that it must be nice to have that much time off work. Or, how can you neglect your family for so long. This IS his work, and he is working with his family. I’d suggest that on this adventure he is engaging more time with his family than a lot of us.

What he is producing at the moment is a ‘Reality TV’ program. Adding the Guinness Book of Records makes it more appealing to viewers. Pissing off a lot Slowtwitch forum readers means that by Day 19 he has already generated 27 pages of discussion. How many people only know about this event because the topic hasn’t left the forum’s front page in 20 days?

Rait Ratasepp’s efforts are a million times more impressive. But until this thread, how many people knew about it. Would he have been far more famous if he had created some controversy rather than simply obey all the rules and go really fast. The Iron Cowboy is only interested in generating publicity, because that is what makes him (and his family/organisation) money.

To put it in context:

1. No foreign specatators allowed at Olympic games, no thread on ST
2. Ageless Cameron Brown racing again at IM NZ next week (if it is on), no thread on ST
3. NCAA Swimming championships happen, not a whince on ST (yes, an actual indoor amateur sport event happened)
4. Froome starts his come back at UAE tour, not a single thread on ST
5. Wout Van Aert and Mathew Van Der Poel get beaten at Milano San Remo yesterday, no threads
6. Over 16K views and 650+ posts on this thread.

Who is the winner on ST? .

If he can do 50 IMs in 50 days or 100/100, despite his lack of talent, surely anyone can finish a single IM. Right?

This is a great post, and really points out the hypocrisy of taking more notice of something most seem to dislike than actual real sporting events. Triathletes only have themselves to blame.

Good luck with that. 15 second 100s are a lot tougher than you'd think.

Times seem slow for the Florida race, but I don't know the course. Was something going on, or is everyone just a bit off form due to covid?

Here is what is crazy. As much as I dislike the misreprentation, what I am finding more interesting about IC over say Milano San Remo (citing one of my examples) is that I know MSR is possible. I can do Milano San Remo any day rolling out of bed, I will just do it slower than pro cyclists.

IC's 100 days of exercising for 16-17 hrs, I actually don't know if this is possible even with IV's because he has so little time to recover and regenerate for the next day. Sure he is using IV's to top up on carbs, but his body still has to synthesize proteins and get going again, so really he is synthesizing proteins WHILE exercising to get ready for the next day.

He is so slow that he's eating substantially into his window to recharge. Nick will understand this as a former winner of Ultraman Canada. The faster you are the better your opportunity is to perform the next day and the next and the next and the next. IC has taken out all margin for error to keep repeating this human circus trick for 100 days. Or he knows the exact daily budget for exercise and daily budget for recovery where he is getting fitter and not digging a hole that he can't climb out of.

Ok, I'll bite - what exactly is libelous in what I said? The WADA code says IV use is considering doping. IC freely advertises and admits to IV use. If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, it's probably a duck. In this case, it is 100% certain that it is a duck

In his most recent facebook post he says his feet are mostly recovered and that his leg swelling is right down.

WADA code doesn't refer to IV use as doping. WADA identifies banned substances (ie. doping), and banned methods. IV use is a banned method.

Using an IV is more akin to drafting on the bike than taking EPO or steroids.

WADA code doesn't refer to IV use as doping. WADA identifies banned substances (ie. doping), and banned methods. IV use is a banned method.

Using an IV is more akin to drafting on the bike than taking EPO or steroids.

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If he was going to break down he would have done it by now. We are ending three weeks worth now and he will just start to get stronger from here on.The only thing that will stop him will be injuries from a crash or illness brought on by a sleep deprived, weakened immune system.I suspect that he is in a pretty happy place right now and the longer he goes the the better the weather,with that comes more people riding and running with him every day.That alone will be almost enough to keep him going.

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How much does he run daily? 7 hrs marathon would suggest 18km at 9kph run pace and 24km at roughly 5 kph hike pace. This is not "nothing". He still is jogging 2 hrs daily every day and hiking a lot.

A 7-hour marathon is a 16 minute/mile pace, basically a semi-focused walk. Not very strenuous or taxing other than the time it takes away from recovery.