I chatted by e-mail today with a friend of a friend who has done the race 5 out of the last 6 years. He tells me that he has developed a strategy to enjoy both the training and the racing of Ironman, and he offers to share his experiences with me. Paul has the good fortune to live in the Okanagan. I look forward to talking to him by phone later this week.
Today I swam again, probably 1500 metres total....still struggling but it was a little better today. Then I rode on the trainer for an hour. I did the first 30k of the course in 1:02. My legs are of course still sore from my long run of yesterday.
I wish to dedicate day 173 to my new friend Paul who I hope can really shed some light on my confused and frustrated state. He is already very supportive.
"In the cookies of life, friends are the chocolate chips."
"Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend -- or a meaningful day."----The Dalai Lama
love
peter
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