It’s never too late to become an Ironman – The example of an 85-year-old triathlete The aim of this study was to analyze the performance of Hiromu Inada, an 85-year triathleten, who graduated from the world’s oldest athlete, the famous ‘Ironman Hawaii’ swimming from 3.8 km, 180 km cycling and 42 km.KM run. Hiromu Inada sponge in 1 h 51 min, cycled in 8 h 02 min, ran in 6 h 28 min and needed 31 min for its change zones, for a total time of 16 h 53 min. Compared to the speed of the winner Hiromu Inada was swimming, Cycling and running around 55, 47 and 58% slower. For the same age group category (85-89 years), Hiromu Inada’s age-related power drop is more pronounced compared to age-related power loss of a single discipline with a shorter duration, more strongly as a 1500 m swimming, a 1-hour railroad or a marathon. According to our knowledge, Hiromu Inada’s performance is the first description of a masterthlete that is older than 85 years and officially ended an extreme duration level.
The case of Hiromu Inada is a clear example of the fact that people can keep remarkable functions by the end of their lifespan … if they exercise for it. The whole article can be found under https://www.mov-sport-sciences.org/articles/sm/abs/2019/02/sm190016/sm190016.html