Tri-ing To Make a Difference: A little setback!

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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)

Sunday, August 19, 2007

A little setback!

Breaking with tradition and posting a slightly larger image this time! Yes, that is my ankle... set out yesterday morning for a 12k run, past Bruma and up the back of Sylvia's Pass, was about 3,5k from home when I ran over a rock that gave way and WOW all I could think was 'Ironmen don't cry!' well at least not until race day.

Spent the day icing it, taking a few anti inflammatory tabs and rubbing on the gels. Tomorrow is physio at 8:30 and I can only hope that Jane the magician can come up with something. Maybe this is Gods way of making sure I do more pool time. So watch this spot for details and I will keep you all updated. I would still like to do the 21k planned for Sept 9th but all depends on how quickly I am back on the road.

Hope you have all had a good weekend and I am back to my couch to watch Man City take on Man U (City leading 1-0) at the moment and then, hopefully, to watch Liverpool beat Chelsea. That would be a great end to a pretty sore weekend.