The complete distance Ironman is a 2.4-mile swim, adopted by a 112-mile bike trip 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 non secular house in Hawaii final month, he additionally completed forty first general – 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 effective testomony to my health,” he says.
“However I believe coming into the game at a later stage I am not choosing up plenty of the accidents that some individuals are choosing 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-about “glorious” for somebody of his age.
“I believe it’s important to have a pure expertise, which I’ve, however you additionally should 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 every week with working working his personal firm.
“It’s a must to put plenty of miles in, you exit in plenty of dangerous climate
“It is simply getting that session carried out and consistency, and when you can share that with associates and different individuals 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 pal says you are using a wave, and you do not know how lengthy that wave’s going to final, so preserve using 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.”
