About Me

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

Tuesday, 4 March 2008

Reading Half Marathon 2

Things didn't really go to plan on Sunday - I had the strange sensation of feeling thirsty and needing a wee before the start and although there was plenty of water available the same couldn't be be said for toilets so that's how I started. I never really felt comfortable and so never hit the 7.30 mile pace I wanted and was 30 seconds off right from mile 1 I pretty much continued at that pace and resigend myself to not beating my target of 1.40 round about mile 5 and from then on just tried to enjoy the atmosphere. Little did I know that while I was running, my Mum bless her, was being interviewed on the radio - she couldn't make it to watch so texted a good luck message to BBC Radio Berkshire who promptly called her for an interview (her first thought upon answering the phone was "I'm not dressed yet!") I ended up finishing in 1.45.44 and was pretty happy with that for my first half marathon this year - next up Hastings in 2 weeks.
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