Fourways Road Runners

I saw an athlete with a t-shirt that read: “Ironman 100% Mental in both sense of the word. It is so true, you have to be a bit psycho to enjoy this level of pain! The race itself is grueling but it is the months of training that takes its toll mentally and physically. There were many days that Meg and I were delirious with fatigue, in fact Angelo had to come and fetch us one day, as we were just too buggered to get home. In the half Ironman brochure there was an article with the head line “ How to finish Ironman without getting a divorce!” My friends consider a 12 hour training week, a rest week. 90kms on the bike is simply a mid week ride. A 3km pool swim is standard and a 3 hour run is often done following a 100km bike the day before. View Full Article »