Getting your player ready...
It has long been said that it takes a lot of heart to tackle the Ironman World Championship. Kyle Garlett is the first triathlete to try it with someone else’s heart. On Saturday, three years to the day he received his heart transplant, Garlett, 38, will be among nearly 1,800 triathletes lined up along Kailua Bay in Hawaii, eager to start the 140.6-mile endurance race. While many triathletes chase personal best times or age-group records, Garlett just wants to see the finish line before the 17-hour cutoff time. “When people ask, I tell them 16 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds is just fine,” he said. “Anything less is gravy.”
