Oh No! They’re Serious!

The organisers of Ironman France have been sending me sporadic emails over the last six months. In the last couple of weeks the volume’s picked up - daily messages about all sorts of things: how the starting positions are allocated for the swim; the locations of the feed stations; another reminder about the 1800m elevation gain on the bike route. Stuff like that.

Then today, I got the one with my race number on it, and instructions for checking my bike in on the day before the race. Seems that I didn’t just have a dream about entering this thing. I’ve really done it.

So for the next 12 days, you can just call me N°1623.

(^^^^^ click for more info ^^^^^)

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8 Responses to “ Oh No! They’re Serious! ”

  1. Richard Masoner on June 15, 2010 at 8:59 pm

    Wow, cool.

    Are the Ironman races usually charity events like yours? (I’ve never done a Triathlon, so no idea)

  2. Brad Hefta-Gaub on June 15, 2010 at 9:00 pm

    You are gonna rock it! Woot!

  3. N°1623 on June 15, 2010 at 9:13 pm

    Hi Richard - no, this is a pretty serious race ;-) I’m using it as a convenient PR vehicle to raise some cash for a very good cause.

    Brad - thank you! Naturally I’m developing a deep Fear of the swim, but I will get through that, and then go hunting some scalps!

  4. brooksrunner on June 16, 2010 at 2:40 am

    #1623 You are going to rock it.

  5. Bazza on June 16, 2010 at 5:46 am

    Hear that Me 1623?. The sound of reality landing in your inbox! /
    Go out and enjoy it - If I wasnt working I would come out and see ya.

  6. Bazza on June 16, 2010 at 5:53 am

    Oops - Besides the typo, Mr 1623 I was attempting to use pseudo-HTML tags to humourous effect. Never mind!

  7. princessrn320 on June 16, 2010 at 4:03 pm

    awesome Mr. 1623 it is! You’ll rock.

  8. Moe on June 17, 2010 at 6:08 pm

    So excited for you #1623! :)
    Have a blast and soak up every minute of it!