Ashley Horner a Fraud ?

It's not my fault wrote:

yeah, it must have been the pool water in Haiti.

I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that she prepared for this by doing squats and deadlifts with intermittent fasting, low carb nutrition.

That and the fact that her goal is almost impossible even for an experienced, well prepared, 10 hour ironman athlete and she is none of those things.

That's what gets me...her followers must be absolute morons. Like every one of them is "omg u r so amazing" or "you did what I cant" type sh*t.

You almost want to yell at them and be like "No! What she said she was going to attempt is incredibly moronic. She has almost ZERO experience in endurance racing and had never done an official iron man distance triathlon before. You can NOT just 'will' yourself to do this. Your body will NOT get stronger every day. There is a reason why EXPERIENCED people do these things."

Her team of "yes people" are either as dumb as her or in it for the fame....but probably both. No coach in their right mind would recommend something like this for someone with no experience.

At least she is in the lab again this morning.

Everyone on ST is whining about rhabdo but those numbers are completely normal for an endurance athlete post an event. If they said CPK above 50 thousand that’s cause for concern 800/900 no that’s a tough workout and somewhere most of us are after a weekend long run.

As long as numbers go down overnight she’s completely fine to continue. At the paces she’s going and the breaks she’s taking most average Joe Ironman racers could hammer or a week or a deca in safety... but with her Nutriton bets are she wont...

Current record:

Day 1 halfish ironman

Day 2 travel

Day 3 lifting session “body craves the strength training”

Day 4 first actual Ironman if you don’t count bus drafting and several hour transitions and watch pauses

Day 5 nailed it

Day 6 made it 21 miles into the bike before checking into the hospital

Day 7 remains to be seen

Is ultra anything absolutely healthy? No. Why worry about renal failure then with relatively normal cpk levels for an athlete training or performing hard..

The drugs she’s complimenting her recover with and the insane show of Nutriton her coach is fueling her with. She needs an onboard dietician not some b 1 day CrossFit style Nutriton certification. This paleo may actually get her killed, winning her a real mother of the year award. “Like me” on Instagram even though I have no business doing this and am only doing it for attention, I mean “for the children”... never mind if she drops dead her own children will be split up with multiple dads. If not a dietician she at the very minimal needs someone with actually ultra & medical experience on her team.

Why she didn’t contact someone who’s done a Trans America run or a Deca Ironman is beyond me. Why she was rude to IronCowboy when he offered to help, is the complete definition of narcissism and idiocy.

She should have hired Jay Lee From Sandra Vis team running across America.

He would have had her fueled properly, actually verifying her stats with proper tracking, made the internet experts back off with real data, and also he would have told her to go train for a few years prior. Actually he probably would have told her to stop it. But she should have done her homework.

Jay are you around these forums this time? Would love your insight.

Well, bloodwork a week In is better than not at all.

It’s finally over. Now if she would quit lying about qualifying for Boston (she didn’t make the cut off), lying about running 230 miles across Haiti, and lying about swimming 200 miles in a month.

Is she completely delusional?

I am not religious, but she may need Jesus in her life.

Thank8poundbabyjesus wrote:

It’s finally over. Now if she would quit lying about qualifying for Boston (she didn’t make the cut off), lying about running 230 miles across Haiti, and lying about swimming 200 miles in a month.

Is she completely delusional?

Delusional? The US is a country that has made it’s objective to destroy real truth. Now truth is what you want it to be, what you say it is, and anyone who calls out your lies is “fake news”. Don’t kid yourself, this woman’s only objective is self promotion - to sell her brand. Benefits to a charity are a part of her selling her brand. Truth would just hold her back. Hold a rally, get a fan base, tell the mindless masses what they want to hear and they will cheer and support you. The truth has no place in that world of giddy self adulation. The last thing she should ever do is limit herself with honesty. Nobody wants that.

What's the back story on these claims? How do you know they are not true? Seriously curios.

Google her Boston “qual” google what time was actually allowed to enter that year, she was a just over minute shy... ahh the magical google and athlinks bringing truth to light ?

Her swim 200 miles and 230 mile run supposedly happened yet she couldn’t get thru one ironman without messing up food and hydration? And they were unverified, with no watch and no method or any attempt outside Instagram posts to prove them...

With her track record (or lack therof ) her only anything verified is a next to last place finish at a 50 miler (further up in this thread or search her on ultrasignup)

She’s a joke and at best with training would be back of the pack at any race, that is if she could finish. It’s an insult to real elites breaking boundaries.

from her coach who can not be named

" When this athlete approached me, her triathlon background was light, but her endurance and durability were still remarkable. I was informed that she did a 200+ mile multi-day ultra in Haiti with minimal training, the GC rim 2 rim 2 rim with nearly ZERO training, and a marathon swim event with minimal swim training. She’d also done multi-day bike rides (century + each day), and had remarkable recovery. She also had a Boston qualifying time, so her run fitness was at least up to par. The durability and recovery, and level of achievement here with nearly zero specific training caught my eye, and as her friend who’d referred her to me (Kris Gethin, who we trained for an Ironman last year), vouched for her tenacity and fitness, we proceeded forward to see what we could do.

 "

strange choice of words.

Sounds like the coach knew what would happen with this venture and just stuck with it for a paycheck.

We live in a world where people make money by being social media famous. It’s the sad truth. They don’t need any skills or abilities, a girl who looks good in a swimsuit is half way there. This little stunt got her a lot of new followers and that’s all that matters. It spread her name more, got people talking and so in reality it didn’t matter how far she went or how long she lasted - she was successful in promoting her brand. Nobody cares about how stupid or impossible her goal - it’s social media. People don’t know or understand or care - they pay attention for a few seconds. A modest achievable goal wouldn’t be worth the 5 seconds. So - Go big. Abs and an impossible goal are just the clickbait any aspiring instafamous person could ever want. Add in some pseudo-intellectual inspiring nothing statements and watch the followers gush.

So, you are a Crossfitter (and a slew of other vulgar references according to Slowtitch) and you can do 3.3 Ironmans with no real training? I smell#whiteprivaledgehobbytriathleteoutrage

Xxx Entacion wrote:

So, you are a Crossfitter (and a slew of other vulgar references according to Slowtitch) and you can do 3.3 Ironmans with no real training? I smell#whiteprivaledgehobbytriathleteoutrage

She didnt do a single Ironman. She did however cover the equivalent distance 2.3 times but in an extremely slow time with the help of drafting from motor vehicles and being able to push off the pool wall every 25 metres.

Its a fair effort but nothing extraordinary

So a sanctioned WTC is?

One hard effort unassisted is much more impressive.

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ashley.horner

Keep looking at the stars even when you are running in the gutter and remember It's not the number of breaths we take, but the number of moments that take our breath away that really matter. Nail your colors to the mast, but be humble and never forget that you deserve this and every special moment because you are worth it and truly unique. Do it for the children and you will have power wherever you go and no challenge, no mountain peak and no star will ever be beyond your reach. Always remember you have been given this mountain to show others that it can be moved.

I was thinking about this and also about that French dude Dorito Petri in the 1928 London Olympic marathon this morning. You know, he ran out of strength and energy before the finish and collapsed and had to be almost carried across the line by fans and helpers. If only he had fans like you, he could have dug down deep and found that strength and iron to get up on his own and power his way across the line and win fair and square. No short cuts!

Not saying he was weak or anything, people probably didn't know as much then, but if I could only have reached back in time to tell him that even when every ounce of energy has been burned up and your heart is about to stop, if you just pause, regroup, reach down deep inside yourself and think of the children, NOTHING can keep you down and nothing can stop you. When you do this you will have true power and leave footprints of love and kindness wherever you go. You just have to believe and then you WILL achieve. After all, it's not what YOU say you'll do, but actually what You do that makes you You! Quick update: Still in regroup mode, but will Crush this challenge when I decide in which direction I want it to go.

#womanofiron

...not sure about the quote, but think she's referring to Dorando Pietre - 1908 Olympics

I loved watching this Charlatan get absolutely crushed.

She is clearly and on roids and is out of her depth in terms of any sort of endurance activity.

She got absolutely owned - and covering a marathon in 6 hours?

What a joke... that is just downright pathetic.

Sancreed wrote:

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ashley.horner

that French dude Dorito Petri in the 1928 London Olympic marathon

That's fantastic.

This cant be for real. Its gotta be a troll for the Slowtwitch crowd