It's kind of funny.
Today is Saturday, it is almost the end of my first week on this journey to my first Ironman. My count-down shows there just are over 320 days remaining on this journey so I guess you could say I'm still just taking my first steps down that road.
It seems a long road and as such, it can be very difficult to see the end of it. And, that's the funny bit, if I shift my focus a little, I have can get a sense of that end of the path. As I write this, a friend of mine has arrived at the end of his journey to his own Ironman challenge as he toes the start line in Port Macquarie tomorrow morning. (well, I did say it was only "kind of" funny...)
This week I have logged around 100km on the bike, and by tomorrow, 10km running; from his recent posts, that is an easy training day at the other end of this deal. I have seen some of the hard work he has had to put in to achieve his goal, I have read about the long sessions he has completed and I know he's had some set backs but none have deterred him and he will be reaping the rewards soon enough.
Someone once said - "I stand on the shoulders of giants"* - tomorrow, as I follow my friends on the Ironman tracker I will be wishing them all well, but also thanking them for showing me that, though this road may be long and at times difficult, that the journey will be worth it.
Go get 'em guys, race strong, and above all, smile for your photo!
(update: He crossed the line and stopped the clock @ 13:00:52. Mate, you are an Ironman!)
*what!? you want a kick-ass quote and a citation? Look it up yourself, that's what Google is for right?
Today is Saturday, it is almost the end of my first week on this journey to my first Ironman. My count-down shows there just are over 320 days remaining on this journey so I guess you could say I'm still just taking my first steps down that road.
It seems a long road and as such, it can be very difficult to see the end of it. And, that's the funny bit, if I shift my focus a little, I have can get a sense of that end of the path. As I write this, a friend of mine has arrived at the end of his journey to his own Ironman challenge as he toes the start line in Port Macquarie tomorrow morning. (well, I did say it was only "kind of" funny...)
This week I have logged around 100km on the bike, and by tomorrow, 10km running; from his recent posts, that is an easy training day at the other end of this deal. I have seen some of the hard work he has had to put in to achieve his goal, I have read about the long sessions he has completed and I know he's had some set backs but none have deterred him and he will be reaping the rewards soon enough.
Someone once said - "I stand on the shoulders of giants"* - tomorrow, as I follow my friends on the Ironman tracker I will be wishing them all well, but also thanking them for showing me that, though this road may be long and at times difficult, that the journey will be worth it.
Go get 'em guys, race strong, and above all, smile for your photo!
(update: He crossed the line and stopped the clock @ 13:00:52. Mate, you are an Ironman!)
*what!? you want a kick-ass quote and a citation? Look it up yourself, that's what Google is for right?
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