I thought I'd had a bit of a disappointing year for both triathlon and diabetes mainly because I hadn't managed to achieve my 2014 goals.
Things I miserably failed at were;
a) Running. Really, I suck at running. The diabetes, asthma and injuries haven't really helped, but still, I super suck. Like a broken Dyson. Or is it a really good Dyson?
c) Completing an iron distance in a day (apparently a year doesn't count)
d) Blogging regularly
The lovely people from BOSH Tri asked us all what we'd managed to achieve this year, and my first reaction was "Bleurgh, nothing, I'm a failure". Then I thought about it for a bit, and came up with a list of 3....
1) First marathon (so longest distance ever)
2) PB on a Half Iron Man
3) Female Masters Champion in Malta
I had a glass of wine and read my (bare-boned) blog and saw a couple more that I had forgotten about ...
4) PB 1,500m swim (Virgin London Triathlon)
5) PB 40k bike (same race!)
I had another glass of wine and asked CS. He came up with a list of 3 more...
6) Longest distance swum (5k)
7) PB at Uncle Steve's Mid Sussex Sprint - the only official sprint that counts!
8) PB for 1 mile...set when running the Bacchus Half and the only reason I managed it was due to a perfect combination of gradient, being drunk, hungry and needing the loo at the same time.
My third glass of wine reminded me of what happened in the last couple of months
9) First iron distance bike
10) PB for 50 metres swim too!
Wow. OK, not quite what I planned (except maybe the marathon and the iron distance bike), but much much more than I had ever hoped, expected, or even thought I could get away with lying about.
I'd only recorded 5 of those achievements in my bare-boned blog. Being an old fart, I'm beginning to forget my own name***, let alone what I did in a year, so I promise myself that I will keep this blog more up-to-date. Just for me. And if anyone else finds it remotely funny/silly/useful/entertaining, then knock yourself out!
*** It doesn't help that I keep getting married and divorced, but still.....
