Repeat after me

[andygates]

I do not want to do the Norseman.  I do not want to do the Norseman.  I do not want to do the Norseman.

It's not just an Ironman, it's an Ironman that starts on a ferry in a fjord and finishes with a marathon up a mountain.  The winners - winners, mind you - finished in 11:25 and 13:00 this year. 

I don't want to do it, but if I did, I could die happy.  Probably about halfway through the run.

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[thudthwacker.livejournal.com]

Repeat after me:
I do not want to do the Norseman. I do not want to do the Norseman...

Oh, that's easy: "I do not want to do the Norseman." And I really don't. You do, however, because you're stark staring batshit crazy.

[andygates.livejournal.com]

The problem is one of gold standards. Ironman is the undisputed gold standard of triathlon, and no matter how much I am rightly pleased with what I'm doing, it frankly feels Little League if it's not taking a pop at Iron. And you know, I may not make it, but you gotta aim high, right?

Norseman, that's the fjord start and mountain finish. That's just epic.

Okay, maybe it wasn't Thoreau.

[thudthwacker.livejournal.com]

And you know, I may not make it, but you gotta aim high, right?

Damnright. Please understand, in the event I haven't been clear: I say "stark staring batshit crazy" with the utmost approval and respect. For wasn't it Thoreau who said "In utter barking lunacy is the preservation of the world"?

Re: Okay, maybe it wasn't Thoreau.

[andygates.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, I can read your "stark staring batshit crazy" as intended. ;)

Re: Okay, maybe it wasn't Thoreau.

[ravenbait.livejournal.com]

It's okay. You told him he was stark staring batshit crazy. At least he's pretending he doesn't want to do it.

Me? Having just discovered Alcatraz isn't long enough (I can't believe I looked at it and thought "Oh. Is that all? That's too easy.") I'm almost at the point of fully intending to do this. I'm certainly going to do some crazy full Ironman epic in 2009 if next year goes to plan, or the year after if it doesn't.

Aberfeldy middle distance next August. That'll do for starters.