Friday 27 May 2011
Thursday 17 March 2011
Summer 2010 - Secret Revealed to family & friends
During the holidays I initially kept everything quiet from my family. I was unsure of myself and if I told them what I had entered into, they would have questioned my sanity, I guessed. I was completely sane. The Road To Ironman would be a tough one.
Robert F. Kennedy once said "There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not.
That was me. I believed that by enrolling in Ironman I was says why not.
The summer with the in-laws cam and I shared my secret with one or two family members and asked them not to tell my wife or children. Days passed and I thought that if enough people knew that I would take part in Ironman, there would be no going back. My secret was revealed.
I spent the next few weeks relaxing and thinking about the event but other than that I did not start any preparation as I was on holidays. The most important thing was that my place was booked.
Robert F. Kennedy once said "There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not.
That was me. I believed that by enrolling in Ironman I was says why not.
The summer with the in-laws cam and I shared my secret with one or two family members and asked them not to tell my wife or children. Days passed and I thought that if enough people knew that I would take part in Ironman, there would be no going back. My secret was revealed.
I spent the next few weeks relaxing and thinking about the event but other than that I did not start any preparation as I was on holidays. The most important thing was that my place was booked.
Thursday 3 February 2011
The Beginning
It all happened as may things in life with a sudden desire. The sudden desire was brought about by an overwhelming emotion.
I felt something take hold of me and it made me want to take part. I did not want to be an outside looking in.
I wanted every last person to cross the line but most of all I wanted be be one of them, not a spectator but a participant. It was an emotion that I cannot fully describe. I felt tears in my eyes. I felt something that I cannot even now describe to you.
Swimming 3.8 km, never done, bike 180 km, never done, run a marathon, never done. Hey what the heck. Get your name down and then find a way to achieve the goal, that was the way I came to the decision. I did not want to wait too long as maybe there would no places available if I waited.
Days passed and I was still mulling it over. I looked at the webpage and thought about it. I was due to go on holidays in early August and the night before I left, I put my name down.
That was the night it all started. I was excited. I was petrified. I was scared. So many thins went through my mind. My road to Ironman had begun.
I felt something take hold of me and it made me want to take part. I did not want to be an outside looking in.
I wanted every last person to cross the line but most of all I wanted be be one of them, not a spectator but a participant. It was an emotion that I cannot fully describe. I felt tears in my eyes. I felt something that I cannot even now describe to you.
Swimming 3.8 km, never done, bike 180 km, never done, run a marathon, never done. Hey what the heck. Get your name down and then find a way to achieve the goal, that was the way I came to the decision. I did not want to wait too long as maybe there would no places available if I waited.
Days passed and I was still mulling it over. I looked at the webpage and thought about it. I was due to go on holidays in early August and the night before I left, I put my name down.
That was the night it all started. I was excited. I was petrified. I was scared. So many thins went through my mind. My road to Ironman had begun.
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