CEO Fitness: Ironman Thriller

Who: Jack Voth
Age: 46
Title: Co-Owner
Company: The Client Server, Bonita Springs

Fitness goal: Completing the Ironman Triathlon championship in Kona, Hawaii, in under 15 hours. On Oct. 9, after winning a lottery to participate, Voth finished the grueling race in 14 hours and seven minutes. “My secret goal was to finish in sub-13,” he says. The event features a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile marathon.

Training regimen: Voth trained 17 to 20 hours a week, alternating 10-mile runs with two-mile swims and 30-mile bike rides on weekdays. On the weekends, 100-mile bike rides and 18-to-20-mile runs were the norm. Voth trained every day. “Some people say you should have a rest day,” Voth says. “You rest when your body tells you.” But the pressure was on. “I had six and a half months to get in Ironman condition.”