IRONMAN GERMANY/MEXICO 20th July

Well it's all over now bar the over priced Finisher Pix. and the debt. Fat Boy came in victorious despite hobbling around the interminable run circuit  (knee pain)- "I thought I liked Frankfurt but I was getting a bit sick of it by the 4th lap of the run.". Quite.I had a sore back in the swim, a sore back in the cycle and for a change, sore feet in the run. Due to eyesight issues, and the clock on a church, I ended up running without stopping for the last lap. What a lovely gravel pit it was for the swim, though a bit crowded with rubber suited bodies. Then the heavens opened for about four hours, still, with German thoroughness the roads were all closed to traffic. The anomaly in the event was the hordes of Mexican participants. The answer to this riddle was provided to me by a very gentlemanly chap next to me at the bike racking. Apparently some large organisation does a block booking every year. 2012 was the year they all descended on Germany. But anyway I don't know why these things are fun but they are...

Ironman Germany. 2nd July 2012

Only, what a matter of, 6 days to go before another showdown between Fatness V. Weakness at Frankfurt. Of course one of the major attraction for Fat Boy is bound to be the sausages. I bet the real Frankfurter isn't a thing that looks like your John Thomas did when you got a stiffy in Primary 7. The Real Frankfurter is probably something quite different. But the sausages aren't my main concern I have other issues. #!. Complete lack of money.  #2. Achille's tendonitis , will I carry on to permanent disablement just because I won't want to give up.  #3 Morton's neuroma a wee nerve thing in the other foot which ends up being painful but that's all. #3. A distinct lack of training since the Achille's thing -  a direct result of running from Newcastle to Carlisle following The Hadrian's Wall Path. The main achievement would be just finishing the damn thing. Oh aye and a wee back twinge from wrestling with roofing tiles on someones roof in the rain. This is what they all say about aging  - you just can't physically do the things you want to do? Well bollox  to that!