Ironman races are insane, definitely one of the tough things out there. Kudos for you on giving it a shot, its a Hella amount of work.
Glad to see ya back giving everyone an update! Stay healthy man, and continue that drive.
Keep Positive and Keep Rolling!
ps. a crew member on some set I worked on a while back, had a leg covered in Ironman tattoo's, I didnt know what is was back in the day when I asked him about the leg. He mentioned Ironman triathlons and I was like wut...."He explained", I was still like wut
He had his whole back leg covered in an ironman camo print lol Dude was a BEAST.