Oh yeah... about those sheep...

My big motivational quote has been lurking around for about 7 years or so, I found it whilst trolling the internet and it struck a chord in me...

I always imagine a very Samuel L. Jackson/ Pulp Fiction sorta voice
Here it is...

I was not delivered unto this world in defeat, nor does failure course in my veins.
I am not a sheep waiting to be prodded by my shepherd.
I am a lion and I refuse to talk, to walk, to sleep with the sheep.
I will hear not those who weep and complain, for their disease is contagious.
Let them join the sheep.
The slaughterhouse of failure is not my destiny.
- Og Mandino

Heart Rate Monitoring

Following the wisdom of J, the instigator of this madness, I have purchased a new HRM - a Suunto T6c... very nice HRM which will replace a decrepit Polar.

A good review/comparison between the T6c and Garmin 405

A good article on HR Measurement and HR Training

And so it begins...

Yesterday I made the fatal mistake that I'm sure most if not all of us have made at some time in our lives. I made a snap decision whilst talking with a close friend to complete a half ironman in seven months time.

So lets put this in perspective... it's just a triathlon - swim, cycle and run - no biggy right... except for the 1.9kms of swimming, followed by 90km of cycling and then a leisurely 21km of running.... to be completed in a maximum of 7.5hours. I'm currently 6'4 (194cm), 112kg, moderately active.

So basically this will be a personal diary of what happens in the next 7 months. Stay tuned.

So it begins