I enjoy running long-distance races.
I enjoy long distance running as well. Do you have a preferred distance 10K, half marathon (13.1 miles) or marathon (26.2 miles)?
I prefer the half marathon.    Have tried full before, but could not finish.
I have to agree with you on the half marathon. There is a reason in the origin story of the marathon that Philippides died after running to deliver his message.
Those Iron Man people are crazy!
I would agree with you. It is amazing that over the course of an IronMan race that competitors can lose up to 10lbs in water weight from sweat.
I never really understood why swimming was relatively short compared to running and bicycling.
Having attempted the training for an Ironman, just for fun, I can tell you the most draining days were swimming compared to biking and running. I just never got the breathing pattern down..