POST RACE REPORT –
THE ATHLETES STORY
A TALE OF PAIN,
BLISTERS AND THE YELLOW LINE!!
Firstly, and most importantly I must say that my best mate
and wing man, Pete Golding has done an incredible job with both facebook and
the blog! He banned me from electronic communication so I was blissfully
unaware of the interest that the race had generated! Simply superb!!
Now that the race is over I am going to tell you how it was
from the athletes perspective, the highs, the lows and the agony. The laughter,
the many tears and just what sleep deprivation does to you! If your thinking of
doing Deca, get ready for WAR!!! Not only with the race but also with yourself.
I had a race plan before we departed and it changed on a daily basis. The only
thing that didn’t change was the lack of sleep. It certainly does make the mind
do some funny things!!
Kale Poland gets my upmost respect, we had a titanic battle
on the bike, it was at times crazy, exhilarating and painful! We simply smashed
each other to pieces! Ever seen 2 grown men cry? I have and I am not ashamed to
admit it! At times we were simply out of control!! I didn’t listen to Pete’s
advice as I ripped round the course obsessed with speed.
I want to
tell the story before the memories start to fade! What exactly motivates
someone to attempt Decatriathlon? What goes through your mind during the tough
times? How do you cope with little or no sleep and then perform at a maximal
level! Some things we do are just unbelievable and I can honestly say one
thing! We are capable of things, extraordinary things, under pressure we go to
levels I didn’t even know existed. “Beyond Exhaustion” is not a bad place to be
at all! It is another world, a place where few people choose to enter, those
who do will certainly never forget it!! Tomorrow, The Swim “Following The
Yellow Line”…………………………………………………………….
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