Conine training for the Ironman

[Maverick2143]

Rosenthal mentioned this little blurb at the bottom of his latest article.

Jeff Conine isn't exactly retired. No, he's training for the 140.6 miles of the Ford Ironman World Championship — 112 biking, 2.4 swimming and 26.2 running. The event will take place Oct. 11 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

According to a press release announcing Conine's plans, his 3,081 career total bases amounted to 277,290 feet worth of running. The Ironman journey consists of 742,368 feet — more than three times his major-league output.

Conine, who turns 42 on June 27, fell 18 hits short of 2,000 in his 17-year career.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7975414?MSNHPHMA

The men and women that participate in these races are some of the best conditioned athletes in the world. Good luck to Niner!

[mikezpen]

That's fine. As long as the Orioles don't sign him again.

[CrimsonTribe]

How disrespectful. Cal's the Ironman. Niner is just trying to steal his thunder.

Seriously though. That's amazing.

[MikeAD]

Wait and I always just thought "Complete the Ironman" was on the long list of things ballplayers would rather do than play for the Orioles, now someones actually doing it!?!

Good luck to him, seems an amazing feat.

[DREKTUNES]

Just checking - is there any chance at all that this is an April Fool's joke?

[CrimsonTribe]

Just checking - is there any chance at all that this is an April Fool's joke?

Niner is known to be a tremendous athlete outside of baseball, so it seems credible.

[TGO]

Just checking - is there any chance at all that this is an April Fool's joke?

It's true. http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080331&content_id=2470195&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla

[RVAbird]

Props to Niner for participating. I hope he completes it. How anyone could have the drive to complete an Ironman blows my mind. You definitely have to respect anyone who's finished one.