The complete distance Ironman is a 2.4-mile swim, adopted by a 112-mile bike journey and ended with a full 26.2-mile marathon.
In addition to changing into his age group champion on the final World Championship within the sport’s religious residence in Hawaii final month, he additionally completed forty first total – beating 12 skilled athletes and being within the prime 5 of two,300 amateurs who had certified.
“To be doing that at my age is an effective testomony to my health,” he says.
“However I feel coming into the game at a later stage I am not selecting up plenty of the accidents that some individuals are selecting up, particularly with their decrease limb operating accidents.”
However avoiding accidents is only one motive for Brooks’ success.
As a former swimmer and underwater hockey participant he has developed good lung capability which has helped his cardio health. His VO2 max rating – a measure of cardio capacity – is between 70 and 75.
That’s 20 factors greater than what could be thought of “wonderful” for somebody of his age.
“I feel it’s important to have a pure expertise, which I’ve, however you additionally should be very disciplined along with your coaching, your diet, your routine and simply consistency of the coaching,” says Brooks, who juggles 18-20 hours of coaching every week with working operating his personal firm.
“It’s a must to put plenty of miles in, you exit in plenty of unhealthy climate
“It is simply getting that session finished and consistency, and for those who can share that with associates and different folks it may be very social – espresso rides are at all times nice enjoyable.
“But it surely’s the hours you place in that pay dividends actually.”
So the place does the motivation come for a person who appears to have received all of it?
“My buddy says you are driving a wave, and you do not know how lengthy that wave’s going to final, so preserve driving it till you fall off,” Brooks says.
“While I am profitable, and while I am having fun with it extra so, I am going to preserve going and preserve making an attempt.
“However when it turns into extra of a chore and I am not having fun with it, then that’ll be the time to cease.”
