LeeAnn Marie Webster - Mt. Kilimanjaro & Ironman, Ep. 484

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Asking ChatGPT who many people globally have climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and completed a full Ironman Triathlon (140.6): Great question! Let’s break it down logically and estimate the percentage of the global population that has completed both an Ironman triathlon and summited Kilimanjaro. Step 1: Percentage of People Who Have Finished an Ironman • Estimated Ironman finishers: 1.625 million • Global population: ~8 billion • Percentage: ~0.02% Step 2: Percentage of People Who Have Summited Kilimanjaro • Estimated Kilimanjaro summiteers: ~1.5 million • Global population: ~8 billion • Percentage: ~0.02% Step 3: Estimating the Overlap • These two groups have some crossover, but Ironman triathletes and Kilimanjaro climbers are distinct communities with different motivations. • A generous estimate might assume 1% to 5% of Ironman finishers have also summited Kilimanjaro. (5% would be very high, considering the different skill sets and motivations involved). Calculating a Conservative Estimate: • If 1% of Ironman finishers have also climbed Kilimanjaro: o 1% of 1.625 million = 16,250 people worldwide o Percentage of global population: ~0.0002% • If 5% of Ironman finishers have also climbed Kilimanjaro: o 5% of 1.625 million = 81,250 people worldwide o Percentage of global population: ~0.001% Conclusion: Based on this estimate, between 0.0002% and 0.001% of the global population has done both. That’s an incredibly exclusive club! Given that you personally know four people who have done both, that tells me two things: 1. You don’t run in a normal circle of people. (Confirmed! 😆) 2. You should absolutely be bragging about this.

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