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Marathon man, iron man, bike man, nachos man... |
And that was it. 10 hours and 40 minutes. What next? Hum… The weather was perfect, a little warm on some parts of the course. The 180 km on the bike took 5:40 min. It was pretty hilly…imagine Switzerland (right!). More news to come…but most of all – great day! Thanks for all the support – and my [...] 5:10 am Zurich, Sw. -2 hrs before start Its just after 5 am – and Ive already eaten quite a bit of food. About to head from the start in. No hot water in apartment – but doesnt really matter at this hour. Its going to be a long day. … 9:09 pm/ Zurich, Switzerland. The bike is secure in the Transition area now – and everything is set for tomorrow. Ciara was quite surprise how much gear this Ironman stuff attracts – and also the amount of food I am planning to carry (Thanks Harriette) !! But most of all I am looking at my rain [...] Finally last night at midnight the bike turned like the stork in the middle of the night. I almost jumped out of bed and started building the bike at 3am. Made it to the opening/registration yesterday. Stood in the pissing rain and listened to the briefing. Its been raining for 3 days now..on and off. So [...] As most Paddy’s were heading to church, I met with the local lads (Fintan and Paul) for a Sunday ‘long’ run in Phoenix Park. What a great platform to set the week up for a pre-Ironman Taper. While many would argue that 14 miles the week before Ironman isn’t a good idea – nor is [...] Thanks to the lads from Rocket Riders for lending me a lovely Trek Equiniox 9.5 TTX frame. The luscious red-lightning frame was my pride and joy for a while, while I waited for parts and accessories to come in to build it up. Unfortunately the frame didn’t work out because of a small paint-blemish on the [...] ‘Oh Smack!’ and that was it. All done – 110 km before breakfast. Happy days trend setters. GARMIN What a cracking day for a light bit of touring on the bike. While many of the capitals folk were basking in the heat of 16 degrees C, I took this opportunity to venture out on the bike in mere ‘California-shorts and shirt’ style to enjoy the best of European Vitamin D rays. I came [...] While the thermometer touched 10 C, I grabbed my gear and headed out to explore the Northern Dublin counties. Hoohaaa to IAA (Irish Aviation Authority) for keeping the airports closed! Bike Malahide, Rush, Balbriggen, St Margarite by ashersenyk at Garmin Connect – Details. While today was supposed to be Marathon Monday in Boston, I took advantage of the weather and did my own marathon – but this time on the bike! I covered some amazing ground, from Dublin to Blessington Lakes, Wicklow Gap, Glendalough/Laragh and home through Roundwood-Enniskerry. I had some dark moments as always, and being the first [...] |
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