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What is an Iron Man PDF Print E-mail

For those that do not know what an Iron Man is, it is  a Triathlon

In triathlon, there are basically four distances:

1.) Olympic Distance
Swim .9 miles
Bike 25 miles
Run 6.2 miles

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Steve Cohan – Ironman, Resurfacing 1/15/03, Dr. Koen De Smet PDF Print E-mail
steveSteve Cohan, Completes his First Ironman Ever Post Surgery!

"Our growing club should have open doors, promoting an active lifestyle is the only price for admission."

Steve Cohan had surgery with Dr. Koen De Smet in Belgium on January 15, 2003. On October 5, 2007, Steve emailed me and asked me to get him in touch with fellow patient and triathlete (name deleted) because his wife had just decided to register them both for the Ironman 2008 in Wisconsin.
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Rick Rubio – Ironman, 7/23/08, Dr. Mori PDF Print E-mail
rubioHi my name is Rick Rubio. July 23rd, 2008 was my one year anniversary of having a hip resurfacing and I ran my second Marathon since the surgery.

I am 55 and have always been active and involved in sports. In the early 80’s I started running marathons, and then in the late 80’s I started doing triathlons. I also played tournament racquetball for many years, played some tennis and for quite a few years played softball. Needless to say participating in sports has been an important part of my life.
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Jeffrey A. Jensen - 3/12/08 - Dr. Ure PDF Print E-mail
jensenI am a 49 year old adult male that was suffering from Osteoarthritis in my left hip. I had subluxed my hip in an accident in 1995 and had experienced sporadic hip pain since then. I always lead an active lifestyle but did not compete athletically until later in life.
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Thomas B. Devaney – Ironman, 3/28/07, Dr. Bose PDF Print E-mail
devaneyMy BHR in Chennai, India with Dr. Bose and his team was on March 28, 2007. Back in Canada mid-April.

Timeline of post-surgery events

  • Completed a 'sprint' distance triathlon in Calgary, Alberta in August 2007
  • Commenced training for Ironman Canada in November 2007
  • Sprint distance triathlon - June 2008
  • Half Ironman Triathlon - July 2008
  • My 60th birthday - July 12 (Part-tay!!!)
  • Seattle to Portland 2 Day (about 320km) bike ride - July 12 and 13
  • Ironman Canada Triathlon August 2008 (3.8km swim, 180km bike, 42.6km run). Took an hour off my previous personal best time in three prior Ironmans (although there were a few other issues in these races).
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