It wasn't an Ironman, it was a HALF Ironman. Not only could she not finish an ACTUAL Ironman, she couldn't do the lesser Ironman which is just a warmup for most accomplished athletes to prep for the big one. I think a bare minimum for athletic achievement should be at least somewhere in the range of being able to raise ones self from sitting prone on the floor to standing, unassisted, without the use of your hands/arms/bariatric crane, in 1 motion, without losing your breath or breaking your femur, and not needing to write a blog post about how brave it was to try.