Armiger, a Morgan Stanley vice-president known as “the Ironman who eats ice cream every day,” finished the Ironman European Championship in 11 hours, 20 minutes and 47 seconds -- his third fastest time. (An Ironman competition consists of a 2.4-mile swim and a 112-mile bike ride, topped off with a 26.2-mile marathon.)
As Armiger tells, his development into an Ironman grew out of his interest in cardiac health, and that grew out of a tragedy -- the death in 1996 of his infant son to a congenital heart defect. Since then, Armiger’s interest expanded into the world of athletes with heart conditions, many of whom were unaware of their problems.
"HEART: Flatline to Finish Line," gets a screening at an Ironheart fundraising event at the Charles Theater on July 21.