Being one prone to stupid ideas, I have decided to enter a proper triathlon. In technical terms an Olympic distance one (sort of), yes like they do at that four yearly event, all proper and grown up.
No it isnt the mental ones when you run marathons (that may be for later in my life, if I decide that I am going to partake in that particular kind of madness)
In simple terms it is a 800m Swim (in a lake) 31.8km bike (on roads) and 7.5km run (utilising the ground/foot interface). All in one go, with no stopping for coffee and cakes or beer, definitely not beer...
Sounds so simple typed out, but means I need to get practising again. i will be waiting for the gym to open tomorrow morning to get back in the groove.
Things to do include being able to do all those distances separately, practising them, lots, trying to swim in a wetsuit in a lake without drowning, doing some warm up sprint tris and making sure I don't get injured. To that end I am going to keep a weekly rambling account of my progress (or lack of)
I have decided to do it for myself first and for charity second. I will raise money to go to support Soi Dog who do fantastic work and are building a new hospital in Thailand. More on that later.
So if any of you are foolish enough to want to join me (they do little ones as well) then please form a queue :-) http://humanrace.co.uk/events/triathlon/bananaman-triathlon
Till next week... wanders down acacia road singing banana man theme
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