Well as you can see by the title this is the start of a 14 month journey from un-fit dad of two, to the start line of an Ironman 70.3.
Lets put that into context, today i can run a little, cycle a little more and i don’t really swim at all. Come September 2019 i will stand on the start line of the Weymouth Ironman 70.3 ready to swim 1.2 miles in open water, cycle 56 miles and then run a half marathon.
Anyway two days have now passed since i decided this was going to be my goal for the next 14 months, well that and guiding my 8 week old wee boy and 3 year old little lady through the next 14 months of their life. I suspect the Ironman will be the easier of the two ;).
So what’s happened, well as announced on my Facebook post i have signed up for the Manchester half marathon on 14th October, which is a challenge in itself as the furthest i have ever run is a 10K, time to strap on those trainers.
Then whilst announcing that my friend SJ decided my training needed distance and diversity, so that lead to me signing up for “Rat Race Dirty Weekend”. Now i will be honest when i read the title i though this maybe something for Emma and i but alas that wasn’t to be. So come May 2019 SJ, some other crazy folk and myself will be hauling ourselves around 20 miles and 200 obstacles, all in the name of fun :).
Any that is me for today, keep an eye on my blog and i will post regular updates on my “Journey to 70.3”.
