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 turning into his age group champion on the final World Championship within the sport’s non secular dwelling in Hawaii final month, he additionally completed forty first total – beating 12 skilled athletes and being within the high 5 of two,300 amateurs who had certified.
“To be doing that at my age is an efficient testomony to my health,” he says.
“However I believe coming into the game at a later stage I am not selecting up quite a lot of the accidents that some individuals are selecting up, particularly with their decrease limb working accidents.”
However avoiding accidents is only one cause 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 potential – is between 70 and 75.
That’s 20 factors greater than what can be thought of “wonderful” for somebody of his age.
“I believe you must have a pure expertise, which I’ve, however you additionally need to be very disciplined together with your coaching, your vitamin, your routine and simply consistency of the coaching,” says Brooks, who juggles 18-20 hours of coaching per week with working working his personal firm.
“It’s a must to put quite a lot of miles in, you exit in quite a lot of unhealthy climate
“It is simply getting that session completed and consistency, and should you can share that with pals and different folks it may be very social – espresso rides are all the time nice enjoyable.
“Nevertheless it’s the hours you set in that pay dividends actually.”
So the place does the motivation come for a person who appears to have gained 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 successful, and while I am having fun with it extra so, I am going to preserve going and preserve attempting.
“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.”
