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Finish 1st Ironman 2.4 mi Swim Strong At Age 60
You’re confident on the bike. Crushing the run. You may even have already climbed the world’s highest peaks. Your lungs are strong. Your endurance is solid...
😣 BUT you can’t swim 50 yards without stopping.
Legs sink. Confidence drops. Panic sets in and race day keeps getting closer.
That was Aamar just 6 weeks before Ironman Lake Placid.
Despite being a Boston Marathoner and mountaineer, he said:
“In the pool, I couldn’t even swim 50 yards without gasping.”
At age 60, staring down his first full Ironman, Aamar faced his biggest fear: the 2.4-mile open water swim.
He’d already tried it all…
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