Donald C. White, assigned to the Naval School of Dental Assisting and Technology in San Diego, and owner of six Ironman finisher medals. When White saw his first Ironman in 1979 on Wide World of Sports, he was hooked. He actually held triathlons with neighborhood friends and ran his first marathon at 16. They'll look your name up in the book and yell it out. Your goal the whole day is to move your body, no matter how you move it, to get to that finish line as soon as possible.
Ironman is a test, an endurance test.
The people that do well did their homework. You could sum Ironman up by saying it's not just a race its an experience. By midnight, the race was officially over. The lights were turned off and race officials and fans called it a night. But for more than an hour after the race, competitors were still crossing the finish line.