Quote Originally Posted by crazyhippy View Post
In a month? I suppose it would depend on his aerobic conditioning now...

No more than a 10% increase/week, means would have to be able to ride 30-40 minutes at a decent clip on a bike today to be ready to go one way.

And needs to get on a BIG ski right now. They do not ski like anything else. They don't turn like normal, don't handle rough water like normal, don't start like normal...The first time you drop off the back of a swell is rather eye opening. Not real hard impact, just a long time trying to balance on nothing, and need to have the ski square under you when you touch down... lather rinse repeat 30 more times.

Oh and the last 4 miles get rougher from bounce back off the sea wall!

Never any real superhero stuff, just lots and lots of little fights. The mental game can be tough too. If it is foggy, you lose all track of time/distance. If it is clear, land never seems to get closer. A brief moment of inattention, and you get a refreshing bath...

Still sound like fun?
I ride 10 miles on a bike every time I am at the gym (4 days a week). On top of that, I can run a 6:45 mile and am barely winded. I have the endurance, in fact I could go do a half Iron Man right now if I wanted to. You are right about the skiing aspect though. I definitely don't know what to expect on a big ski in the ocean and it would be challenging both physically and mentally, so I don't discount that. However, with that being said.......I would be ready for the challenge and I never back down from anything like this. I love pushing my physical and mental capabilities to the limit so that is why I want to do this. I did a Tough Mudder recently and thought it was weak.....lol.