The Purpose

About four or five times a year I will wake up with a crazy idea of completing a full Ironman Triathlon. I verbalize my thoughts to my wife after I am all pumped up with videos highlights of triathlons in grand vista locations all round the world.

Dad's, you may get the same response I do from my wife - the classic eye roll and a, "ugh, not this again" stage. 

Okay, okay, I am not saying I'm preparing for one right now but indirectly I am. I'm getting off the couch and getting out there door. 

The purpose of this blog is really to help me more than to entertain you in this journey towards an ultimate goal. The purpose is to keep me motivated, to push me out of bed before the sun rises, to reach my full potential. 

"In 1978, U.S. Naval Commander John Collins and his wife Judy issued a challenge. They proposed combining Oahu’s 2.4 mile swim race, 112 mile bike race, and 26.2 mile marathon. On February 18, 1978 fifteen competitors, including Collins, traveled to Waikiki to take on the first-ever IRONMAN challenge." 

''Swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles, run 26.2 miles- BRAG FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE."

- John Collins, IRONMAN Founder

Here we go...