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I’ve taken upon myself to complete an Ironman Triathlon event – ideally before I’m 40 (so at time of writing – I’ve got a shade under 3 years to do this).

Is this a mad decision? Quite probably – but hopefully not completely impossible. I’m considerably fitter now than I have been before, I run frequently but haven’t really concentrated on the other two disciplines (cycling and swimming).

I prefer the personal challenge of the event rather than beating the others (this is convenient as I’m not fast enough to beat many others). In September ’09 I took part and completed Roade Sprint Triathlon (in 1hr 22 minutes), the challenge there was that prior to training I’d had basically no swim experience for 20 odd years.

An Ironman event is an ultimate challenge.

With this blog I’m going to try and track my progress as I train and learn more about the event and what it involves. Maybe if anyone else is planning a similar personal challenge they might find some of what I record useful.

Cheers,

Matt.