It's like having a kid. You're never ready to have that.

You never ever ready to have that first kid and you just know that you'll have it and everything will be okay.

And I was like this, this was my baby. And I wasn't ready when I started.

I had no idea how I was going to get there. I just knew I'm having this kid.

And it's going to grow and be an awesome adult.

That is the one and only James Lawrence, aka Iron Cowboy, this week on the Rich Roll Podcast.

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Alright, you guys. So big show this week. Really big show. A lot of anticipation for my conversation with today's guest, the hiring cowboy himself, who just accomplished what I truly in my heart of hearts believe is one of the greatest achievements in the annals of voluntary human endurance when he completed a completely unprecedented 50 Ironman's in 50 states in 50 days.

So for those of you who might not know what an Ironman is, consider this. Consider swimming 2.4 miles and getting on your bike and riding at 112 miles and then running a marathon 26.2 miles.

Then you go to sleep anywhere from an hour to four hours, you get up again and you do it all over again every single day, 50 days in a row across all 50 states. And that includes Hawaii and Alaska, not a single day off. Now look, as someone who did five Ironmans in a row on each of the five Hawaiian islands, I have a little experience in the serena.

In fact, I might be just one of the few people who can actually relate on some level to what this adventure adventure entails. Although, you know, look, what I did now seems to be poultry almost embarrassing by comparison.

And James and I talked about all this when he came on the podcast just prior to his attempt of the 50 50 50 that's episode 149. You can check that out.

But anyway, at the time I went on record on this podcast and on various media outlets like triathlete.com. And I voiced my concern about the possibility that this could actually be achieved.

And I never doubted that he could do 50 Ironmans in 50 states, but it's the 50 days part that really got me hung up. I know what that sleep deprivation is like. I know what it's like to meet unforeseen obstacles that push the timeline back and imparole the mission.

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