Tri-ing To Make a Difference: 257 Days And Counting

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Call it crazy, call it a 'mid-life crises', call it boys being boys... I don't mind. I am 45 years old, been physically active most of my life (interspersed with brief periods of sheer laziness) and have decided to complete the South African Ironman in April 2008. (3.8k Swim, 180k Cycle, 42.2k Run)

Someone told me that when you are 45, rich and bored you buy a Harley or a sports car. When you are 45, poor and suffer from OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) you do the Ironman.

In 1987 I completed a canoe Ironman triathlon and suddenly realised that if I completed the Ironman in 2008, it would be almost 21 Years to the day since my last big physical challenge.

I have been training for a few months now but took 4 weeks off all training before the 'big push' that starts TODAY (2 July 2007). This BLOG will be a daily Web Log of the life and times of a Ironman Wannabe. I trust you will enjoy the experience with me and please feel free to comment on any of the blogs.

PS. I am doing this for charity and the details of that will soon be posted here, as well as on my own site at www.brandstrategy.co.za and at the TTMAD site (Tri-ing To Make A Difference)

Monday, July 30, 2007

257 Days And Counting

Some pretty decent training today. Managed to do over an hour of high intensity spinning and about 35 minutes in the pool. I need to get back on the road (on my bike) but they are having trouble making the stickers for TTMAD for the bike.

I am looking forward to getting some long miles done and Ivan has lent me an indoor resistance trainer and some videos to simulate the road on these cold mornings. One of them traces the road from George Airport to Mosselbay and although I never did it on a bicycle, I covered it many times on my Harley and by car en route to Cape Town. It is a bit of a trip down memory lane.

Work has been good but the end of month always seems to sneak up on me. Hope you have all visited TTMAD website and PLEASE pass the link on to others who are interested. I need to collect the profiles of all those who agreed to tri and a make a difference.