About

I did my first triathlon in 2013 - Haddington Sprint. This year after 7 months of merciless training I'm taking on a bigger challenge - Ironman Lanzarote race (2.4-mile swim, 112-mile cycle, 26.2-mile run) on the 23rd of May. I found K226Triathlon's description of the race to be quite good: "The motto says it all - Normal limits do not apply. It's hard to say what makes the Ironman Lanzarote course so tough. There's heat, high winds, and a challenging bike course that winds its way up and down two mountains. A swim is a swim, and the 2-loop ocean swim is a great way to start the long day. The bike course is where things get really tough for the roughly 700 competitors. By the time all is said and done, they will have climbed more than 2,600 meters (that's 9,000 feet!). Oh, lest we forget, there is still the run. The out-and-back run course is relatively flat. What makes it so tough are the winds, and the heat ... and the fact that it's a marathon." My goal is to not just finish the course, but race it to the best of my ability, hopefully finishing in 13 hours. I'm raising money for Leonard Cheshire Disability Charity that runs an annual triathlon in Bellahouston Park in Glasgow which is specifically aimed at disabled triathletes. You can see all the training sessions I did for the event here: http://www.strava.com/athletes/4037551 Every competitor is given a timing chip and you can track my progress during the race here (should be available from 7am on 23/05, my starting number is 298): http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/coverage/athlete-tracker.aspx?race=lanzarote&y=2015