Sean Conway, endurance adventurer, author, and motivational speaker, has just this past week, broken the world record for the greatest number of Ironman’s completed on consecutive days. He beat the previous record of 102, setting it at a monster, 105 in 105 days.
He sat down with Local TV Sport’s journalist, Charles Hague-Jones, to discuss.
He sat down with Local TV Sport’s journalist, Charles Hague-Jones, to discuss.
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00:00 Just imagine swimming a total of 244 miles, cycling 11,400 and running 2,600.
00:10 Well that's what Zimbabwean athlete and adventurer Sean Conway has just done,
00:15 breaking the record for the most back-to-back full distance Ironman triathlons.
00:20 He was the first person to cycle, swim and run the length of Great Britain,
00:24 from Land's End to John O'Groats.
00:26 In 2016 he completed the world's longest triathlon, a 4,200 mile journey around the coast of Britain.
00:34 On July 20th he completed his 102nd Ironman in 102 days,
00:38 encouraging Brits to follow suit and unlock more in themselves to reach their full potential
00:43 by showcasing the importance of not being afraid to fail.
00:47 Hi, my name is Sean Conway and I just completed the world record for the most number of full Iron distance triathlons in a row,
00:54 which was 105 in 105 days and now I'm quite tired.
01:01 Yeah sure, just sort of talk to me about where all this sort of came from,
01:05 I mean what clicked inside you and thought, you know, this is what I want to do?
01:09 I'm the only person to have done a length of Britain triathlon
01:12 and I had the record for the world's longest triathlon as well.
01:15 So I was just looking for the next big thing that sort of was triathlon based
01:20 and you know initially thought, nah, there's no way I can do that.
01:23 And then the more I thought about it, I thought, man, this record has my name written all over it.
01:28 However, the challenge for Sean was not always something to get done right away.
01:33 He experienced a failed attempt in 2022 after an injury meant he was forced to quit.
01:39 But if anything, that spurred him on to go again this year.
01:43 It was a mixture of emotions. One was obviously I was a bit gutted that I'd failed,
01:47 but the other part of me is like, right, well, what have I learned?
01:50 And there's a couple of lessons from my previous attempt last year that possibly, you know, wasn't optimal.
01:57 I sort of pretty soon forgot the fact I'd failed and just cracked on with the reattempt.
02:04 The benefits of Sean's challenge have also impacted others.
02:07 To date, Sean has raised over £70,000 for a children's charity that helps young children get into sport.
02:15 I wanted to find out just how much this charity means to him and what sort of benefits he's seen from this challenge.
02:22 Yeah, we've raised nearly £100,000. It'll be over £100,000 once I auction off the bikes.
02:27 So, yeah, it's such a good foundation. And again, you know, if you're any parents out there,
02:33 I know how hard it is to keep your kids in sport, but, you know, just keep trying,
02:37 keep incentivising them in some way or shape or form, and it really will do wonders for their mental and physical health.
02:45 As Sean's remarkable journey this year has been completed, there's certainly no doubt planning will begin
02:51 for another world record-breaking challenge in the future as he continues to inspire the nation.
02:59 [Bell rings]