QT2 Systems - My Greatest Moment - Season 2, Episode 5 - Isaac Ou

Have you ever looked back at a day in your life, and said "WOW -
I Can't Believe I did That!"? In this podcast series, listen to
QT2 athletes tell the stories of how they achieved goals that
they once never dreamed possible.


Season 2, Episode 5 features QT2 athlete Isaac Ou, coached by
Anne. On December 31, 2021, Isaac registered for IRONMAN Arizona.
At the time, he was just twenty years old. He had never
participated in a triathlon. He didn't know how to swim. He
didn't own a bike. Less than eleven months later, Isaac crossed
the finish line of his first IRONMAN in a respectable 13:01. In
2023, he started working with Coach Anne Basso, racing both
IRONMAN Lake Placid and IRONMAN Arizona that year. Isaac bettered
his time at IRONMAN Arizona by a whopping two hours!


For the 2024 season, he set his sights higher and longer. His
GREATEST MOMENT was completing the Starvation Extreme Triathlon
in August. This race presents challenges from beginning to end
with a largely self supported 2.4 mile dark swim, a 100 mile bike
with 9754 feet of elevation gain, and a 25.3 mile run with 7,543
feet of elevation gain. Only 34 participants finished the race
that year. 55 did not start or did not finish. Listen to Isaac
tell his story of the day, and how he crossed the finish line of
one of the most challenging triathlons out there.


Isaac capped off his 2024 season the following month with the
Double ANVIL ultra triathlon (4.8 mile swim, 224 mile bike, 52.4
mile run). For 2025, he is registered for the Quintuple ANVIL (12
mile swim, 560 mile bike, 131 mile run)!


Isaac was obese growing up, and is clinically diagnosed with
autism and OCD.  He believes that his his brain is wired to
complete extreme endurance events.  Now fitter than the vast
majority of people will ever be, he has found his home in the
ultra triathlon community, and is continually exploring and
pushing to places he never imagined. His story has just begun.


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