The IronMonth Challenge is to complete the equivalent in training of (at least) 4 Iron-distance triathlons during the first 30 days of May (i.e., 9.6 miles swimming, 448 miles biking, and 104.8 miles running).  (May 31, Memorial Day, will be a day of rest.) 

Ground Rules

Swim:

• no swim aids (such as fins, paddles, pull buoy) allowed
• any stroke allowed
• swim drills also count toward yardage (as long as not using swim aids)

Bike:

• bike commuting/transportation counts toward mileage
• minimum distance for a ride to count is 1 mile 
• maximum distance to count is 50 miles (so I can’t just go out and do a couple of days of really long rides and just be done with it)
• if I can’t ride outside and have to use an indoor trainer, 1 hour on the trainer = 15 miles

Run:

• Minimum distance for a run to count is 1 mile (no maximum)
• At least once a week, it is likely that I will do a vigorous full-body strength and conditioning workout.  My colleague/trainer and I have determined that these workouts typically burn 650 calories in one hour.  Because 1 mile of running is roughly equivalent to 100 calories expended, these workouts may be counted as 6.5 miles of running. 

Core (For extra measure, I will add the following bonus exercises):

• 1500 crunches   (50/day avg)
• 300 pull-ups  (10/day avg)
• 750 push-ups (25/day avg)

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