Tri-ing To Make a Difference: 259 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)

Saturday, July 28, 2007

259 Days And Counting

The big news today is The TTMAD WEBSITE IS LIVE! I found a great website called freewebs.com and it took me a couple of hours to complete an entire website, publish it and put it live!

I had formulated what I wanted some time back so all that was required was time and testing. I have included a pledge page, a sponsors page, a visitors book... the works.

So as long as you don't mind having a website that looks like one of the 17 Million they claim to have built, it is a great start. Please follow this LINK to the site, I will be moving it to ttmad.com shortly.

Went to a Barmitzvah today so I know it is a piss poor excuse but training didn't happen. I suppose I could put it down to carbo loading but I don't think anyone will buy that. Bit of rough news today was hearing that my cousin Mike, the one who was shot in a high-jacking 3 weeks ago has developed an infection. I will go past tomorrow and as always my thoughts are with him and his family.

I really do believe that I will sit down with him one day and go through all these posting, and please G-d he will see me finish Ironman. Please visit TTMAD and let me know what you think, you can use the contact details there or leave a message in the visitors book. Mine is the only profile up at the moment but I will be contacting everyone during the week to get their information.

Me, I am off to the Barmy party now so more 'carbo-loading'. Enjoy the weekend everyone!