I have been seriously considering the possibility of attempting the Iron man for awhile......the full one. Something or the other has derailed me from this target since my last comrades. I think I crave goals to make my active exploits more enjoyable. I cannot just train for training sake.
So why start blogging about a 2018 goal in 2017, its simple and here are the reasons:
- I decided to stop being a lazy plug, take responsibility for myself and put my money where my mouth is. To the talented reader, you might notice that this is not really a reason, to you I say......expletive off
- The race is a little expensive compared to running, this is only in terms of entry fees, saving, saving, saving
- I need to get over my dislike of cycling
- I need to organize a bicycle (Buy or borrow)
- I might need to get a swimming wetsuit (might because the iron man venue might change by 2018)
- I need to educate myself on this sort of endeavor (A little more on this in a later post)
- I need to find like minded fools to assist me on this endeavor of madness
- I need to stop using "I" so often, aren't I a self centered plug
- I shall also need to prepare my body to become fat adapted, from an energy usage perspective
- Run a sub 50min 10km - current time - 1hr 03 min
- Run a sub 120min 21km - current time - 2hr 06mins
- Enter and cycle the Argus in a sub 5 hours - last ride 6hrs30min
- Deadlift - 150kg 3 sets of 6 reps - 3 sets of 3 reps of 90kg
- Squat - 100kg, 3 sets of 6 reps - 3 sets of 3 reps of 55kg
- Go for open water swimming technique adjustment
To my uneducated reader you might wonder why did I call the post Fe-man, well if you have not guessed by this point I shall explain, Fe is the periodic table numbering for Iron. You might think this is flippen clever, to that I say thank you. For the bunch that picked up on the "obvious" joke and assumed that someone of my perceived intellect was tending towards a transvestite nature joke, to you I say expletive off and don't be such a plug.
All the best for 2017!
