I'm annoyed but let's get on with it!

I'm really rather annoyed with myself that I'm only just getting on with writing this blog.  After I'd completed my half-ironman race last September and wrote up a race report, I promised myself I'd record my thoughts and musings of my journey to becoming an iron-lady (please note: I do not aspire to be Margaret Thatcher).  I have kept a training log but I want/need to get my obsession with swim/bike/run out there.  It's more for me to look back on but feel free to have a read.  You may or may not learn something.

SO.  I am and have been signed up to Challenge Copenhagen, an iron-distance triathlon, since last August.  When I first jumped onto the triathlon wagon back in 2008 I never imagined it would get to this.  I'm neither fast, skilled or talented in any of the disciplines but I have this huge urge to put myself through hours and hours of training just to be able to say (mainly, to myself) that I've done it.  Doing an iron-distance event is my ultimate "oh yeah I've done that" goal (but maybe also an ultra-marathon next year......).

Before I finish this first blog and so as to not ramble on and on, I'm going to summarise the races and events I've taken part in since The Vitruvian half-iron distance last September:

• Cardiff Half Marathon
• Snowdonia Marathon
• Aberystwyth 10k
• The Terminator 11
• Endurance Life Pembrokeshire Coast Trail Half Marathon
• Rhayader Round the Lakes 20
• LVIS Audax
• White Horse Challange

This weekend, I'm heading up to Aberystwyth to dip my toe in trail running again and taking part in the Red Kite Challenge - 11 miles off road - in Nant-yr-Arian.

So the aim is for a weekly update.  Let's see how that goes, shall we?