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.
How has your road racing transcended into mountain bike success?Fitness mainly, like I said I started as a kid downhilling, trials riding etc. It wasnt until I got thrown on a road bike and got addicted to it that I became good at XC. Which has the higher suffer factor in your mind? Road or mountain?Ive had days on both bikes that simply suck! Road: Replica Tag Heuer watches being in the gutter or in the dirt in the crosswind, hanging by a tread sucks, you just want to lose the wheel in front of you, however, you also know that if you do its a long way to the finish by yourself and that also sucks!
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.
