Glass man to Ironman

July 10th 2011 - My first Triathlon....from that moment I was hooked! I started this blog as my journey to complete one of the hardest endurance races - The Ironman Triathlon. A 2.4mile Swim, 112mile Bike and a full 26.2mile Marathon....crazy?....yeah I guess! Having watched the Hawaii Championships I was in awe at this race and wanted to do it, so started from the little sprint distances and worked my way up. August 4th 2013 was my moment to shine.....this is how my day unfolded... 3am - Woke up 5mins before my alarm went off (surprised I managed to doze off so quickly in the evening!), I quickly put kettle on for a cuppa and down some porridge while making final checks of what I was going to be taking with me and putting in my white transition bag for after the race. 4am came round very quickly so waited outside for my taxi that I booked.....10mins later nothing.....text from the taxi company saying its here waiting for me! A young couple ask me if I would like a lift as they was

Well....the past 8 weeks went like a blur and now I am less than 48hrs from doing the Ironman UK...how am I feeling? nervous? yes, Sore? abit, Sick, nope.....So how do I think im going to do? In all honesty I just want to get past the finish line and be an Ironman, Its been a shitty year to start off with and nothing went as planned, I was hoping the journey to Ironman be a stress free, happy event that I wanted to blog but such is life you cant see what lies ahead and what its going to throw at you....so in all due fairness Im kinda blaggin this Ironman, I know I can swim 2.4miles and still have juice in the tank, I can bike 112miles, slight sore neck but legs ready to run, I can run a 1/2 marathon...the rest is going to be mind games to get myself to the finish without doing any serious damage to my knee or achilles......so......Im hoping I do it!!!...fingers crossed!!! Lets get this party started! :-)