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How Many Hours of Sleep Does an Ironman Need? (And Why Yours Might Be Different)

After I missed my long run last Sunday and struggled to find time for running at all, I finally did my standard loop along the lake today. It felt awesome.

I’m still worried about the pain in my foot — turns out it’s not really the ankle. No idea what it is. I’ll have to ask Dr. Google.

One thing I learned today: if I get up at 5 AM, I have time for everything. Early mornings are when I can actually get things done.

So… maybe I could cut sleep to 5 hours? Apparently one U.S. president I don’t… let’s say admire too much, used to sleep less than that. If it worked for him, why not for me?

“So, how about you — how many hours of sleep do you usually get, and does it actually feel like enough?”

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2 responses to “How Many Hours of Sleep Does an Ironman Need? (And Why Yours Might Be Different)”

  1. lizziepezz Avatar
    lizziepezz

    I’m no expert but I feel like 5 hours of sleep probably isn’t enough, especially with the type of training you do. Is there anyway you can schedule your week so you get a bit of extra time to snooze?

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    1. IronBart Avatar
      IronBart

      Thanks for sharing your idea – I’ll give it a try and keep you posted. So far it looks like I can hardly go below 7h of sleep, otherwise my form drops immediately.

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