Monday, June 05, 2006
Road to Ironman
Been thinking a lot lately on the goals i have set out for this year. Chiefly, the full IM at Busselton and the Coast to Coast in NZ....
The question is: Which is tougher?
I'm about to find out. The coach reckons CtC comes out as the tougher event, and i'm keen to believe him. I don't have any illusions about Busselton though, 'easy' as though the course may sound (relatively flat, unlike Port Maq').
Imagine, within the space of 1 year... doing an expedition-length AR, then these 2 great events. In between, intersperse with several sprint ARs, multisport races, and sundry other events. You have the makings of a great year in sport and personal development.
To start what i should have started a long time ago:
XPD - The Race that Wasn't
I still cannot get over the fact that neither team did not officially finish. OK, call me a wet blanket, but SART missed the abseil, plain as can be. And Red Tridents lost a team member, becoming unranked, as it were. I had lowered expectations from the start, but after this race, not anymore. One has to look beyond one's laurels, and not merely rest upon them.
One day my friends, i shall OFFICIALLY finish an expedition-length adventure race. Intact team, all checkpoints, full course...! Who is with me?
The question is: Which is tougher?
I'm about to find out. The coach reckons CtC comes out as the tougher event, and i'm keen to believe him. I don't have any illusions about Busselton though, 'easy' as though the course may sound (relatively flat, unlike Port Maq').
Imagine, within the space of 1 year... doing an expedition-length AR, then these 2 great events. In between, intersperse with several sprint ARs, multisport races, and sundry other events. You have the makings of a great year in sport and personal development.
To start what i should have started a long time ago:
XPD - The Race that Wasn't
I still cannot get over the fact that neither team did not officially finish. OK, call me a wet blanket, but SART missed the abseil, plain as can be. And Red Tridents lost a team member, becoming unranked, as it were. I had lowered expectations from the start, but after this race, not anymore. One has to look beyond one's laurels, and not merely rest upon them.
One day my friends, i shall OFFICIALLY finish an expedition-length adventure race. Intact team, all checkpoints, full course...! Who is with me?
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