Judy - a friend and swimming teacher came and watched me swim this week with the aim of making me more effecient in the water and it turns out that I'm a gulper (I take big gulps of air with each stroke and waste energy blowing it back out) I need to work on relaxing and letting the air trickle out - I can see that going out of the window when I'm fighting with 1499 other poeple for the same stretch of water! I do have nice elbows during the recovery phase though wahoo!!
I'm writing this weeks blog from a T'internt cafe in Hastings where I'm staying tonight before the Hastings half marathon tomorrow. The Hastings Half was the first half marathon I ever did so I'm hoping to imrove on that time from last year (1.45) and maybe have another go at sub 1.40 if it all goes well.
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About Me
- Mark Dewey
- I've been taking part in Triathlons of increasing distances since 2005 when I took part in the Dorney Super Sprints and I've been hooked ever since. I completed my first Half Ironman last year and feel I'm ready for the big one this year. Ironman is a 140 mile Triathlon consisting of: 2.4 mile Swim (152 lengths of a standard pool) 112 mile Cycle (almost the entire length of the M25) 26.2 mile Run (the equivalent of the London Marathon) To be honest I’m a little bit scared of it but I guess that’s a good thing! I’ve always expected to finish the events I've taken on in the past but I have an enormous amount of respect for Ironman and I am expecting it to test me to my absolute limits. A big part of my motivation for completing Ironman is Tom Prince, the thought of Tom and his family make it all worthwhile and it often keeps me going when my body has long since said it's time to stop. Please read Tom's story opposite and if you would like to help me to raise money for the trust you can do so at www.justgiving.com/markdewey
Saturday, 15 March 2008
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