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From a physical standpoint,compared to the other athletes, Im probably near the bottom of the rung, but Im hoping that, mentally, Im up to the challenge.Whatever possessed you to do this?Prior to my transplant, I knew I wanted to do an event, and I kind of decided on triathlon. And so, the week I was in the hospital after the transplant, my Replica Zenith watches wife and I started looking at the triathlon schedule and chose the Malibu triathlon. It was about 11 months after my transplant that I did that race. I did a couple other races, and somebody mentioned Ironman. I thought that was ridiculousI mean, Id just had a heart transplant, so Im not doing an Ironman.

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They want me to focus on Kyle the athlete, so my training regimen is pretty similar to anyone else whos training for an Ironmansix days a week. We obviously ramped up to where we had some really long workouts about three weeks ago, and then we started to taper off. By the time we got to the long stuff, I was doing 2025 hours a Replica Chopard watches week, 100mile bike rides, 20mile runs. I had a pretty lengthy base training, just because Im not coming from a place of being an athlete for the last 10 years. Prior to the transplant, I spent a decade really being inactive just because, physically, I couldnt do much.

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The Kona Ironman, which involves a 2.4mile swim, 112mile bike ride, and a 26.2mile run, is grueling enough for elite athletes. But imagine trying to accomplish this feat after surviving cancer four times and receiving a heart transplant. Thats what Kyle Garlett will attempt at Kona this year. He completed his first race, the 2007 Nautica Malibu Triathlon, 11 months after heart surgery, and he hasnt stopped since.Find out more about him in this Replica Audemars Piguet watches conversation with Outside Online.Aileen TorresWhats your training regimen?My coaches have gotten on me about not thinking of myself as Kyle the hearttransplant guy.

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The 114-mile stage from Pau to Castelsarrasin took the Lampre Fondital team member four hours, 14 minutes, and four seconds to complete. Germanys Markus Fothen came in second with Martin Elmiger, of Switzerland, right behind in third. Sliding into the replica Omega 3581.50 watch position of overall leader is Spains Alberto Contador. He had been trailing Michael Rasmussen in second up until Rasmussens dismissal from the race after Wednesdays leg. Contador leads with one minute, 53 seconds over Cadel Evans of Australia. American cyclist, Levi Leipheimer, is in third, two minutes and 49 seconds behind.

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