Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting...

I love running and cycling, a bit too much sometimes. I can bore the pants off most people talking about bikes, rides, triathlons and running races. I try to see as many races as I can via Eurosport, ITV4, channel4 and online. I fill my sky+ box up with more than enough obscure adventure races, triathlons and athletic meets from around the world.

The problem is… I ain’t done shit this year. Well I did the Brighton Marathon back in April, which I loved, but since then, not much. I mean to say, I have done a couple of 100k rides, Suffolk Sunrise and the Tour of Britain ride. But my issue here is that these were not done at race pace, or anything close to race pace. These were more social. Just opportunities to get my wife to myself for a few (6) hours :-). 

Yes I know that these are still massive achievements in themselves, but I wanted more from 2011. Back in April, just before the marathon, I found out that I had an Umbilical Hernia. It has not giving me any trouble whatsoever. However, the good old NHS have had me hanging around waiting for this op for yonks. I am going to blame this for my reluctance to train. Or sign up for any races. I just want the op done so I can get on with stuff.

It is always tricky when you are unsure what your own future holds for you. Even my plan for Ironman 70.3 in Ireland looks like it may have to be shelved, due to the age old triathlete question.... Race fees VS family holiday! Admittedly we have not had a proper family holiday for a while. And will be much needed.

Steve McQueen said "Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting"  This is true of my sporting persona. Though thankfully I also know there is more to life than racing. Outside of sport, training and racing all is good. Better than good actually. That will come in another blog post soon. For now. L8RZ






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