Ironman World Championship Kona, Hawaii – 10th October 2023 The small airport terminal at Kona was buzzing as athletes sporting an array of Ironman backpacks sighed with relief as their bikes appeared on the conveyor belt. It was surreal to believe I was here for the same event. The excitement of pre-race activities continued toContinue reading “The Big Dance”
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I’m going to Kona
If your dreams don’t scare you they aren’t big enough! The first Ironman triathlon was in Hawaii in 1978, it started out as a debate about who was the fittest athlete out of swimmers, cyclists, and runners so they decided to put together three local endurance events “SWIM 2.4 MILES! BIKE 112 MILES! RUN 26.2Continue reading “I’m going to Kona”
Crutches or arm sling – which is worse?
If you make the dodgy decision to ask Dr Google about your upcoming surgery, you generally find lots of horror stories and complications relating to the procedure. I have concluded that this must be because people who have a successful operation are out living their best life and can’t be bothered whinging about it online.Continue reading “Crutches or arm sling – which is worse?”
Lucky I like Tequila!
Lucky i like tequila because life has given me a few more lemons! My good ole ‘good’ knee has crapped itself. Guess it was feeling left out after 5 surgeries on my ‘bad’ knee (which is now good, funnily enough!) I managed exactly 3 years out of surgery; 2 if you count my dreadful wisdomContinue reading “Lucky I like Tequila!”
tommy the travelling turtle 