LEL 2013 / London - Edinburgh - London Audax

If wikipedia is to be believed, decaIronman = 10xIronman.

How on earth is it possible to run 262 miles immediately after finishing a ride equal to LEL? And surely if you are contemplating such lunacy you have some prior experience at this kind of thing, no?

Even the concept of a ten-times distance Ironman scares me.

The format is 10x1 i.e. 1 ironman a day for 10 days. This is meant to be the harder format, as one bad day can blow your whole race. In continuous format, you can rest where you need, even take a full day off.

I did 5x1 in Mexico recently, where the heat got up to 39 degrees, and felt pretty strong at the end - even thought about asking the organisers if I could keep going for another 5 days, but had a quick word with myself and went to the beach to drink beer. 10 is feasible if I can stay fit. The only thing that scares me is what's after that - can't get my head around Double Deca, but after 10 where next can you go?