Ironman Japan 2014 π―π΅
Ironman Japan 2014 π―π΅ Was a pretty good day. It started of with a scare as I turned up and the front tyre was flat, it would not pump up. At 5:00 in the morning this was a panic as missing the whole race flashes before my eyes. Orlando was upset because Elle and I were both worried and probably also because he had been pulled out of bed at 4am for no apparent reason and was now surrounded by people with bikes looking anxious. The technical team swapped the tyre and fixed it and all was fine.....relief! Rushing down to the start the spectacle that was Ironman began. In the first wave after the pros I waded into the lake, that seemed murky at first but would soon reveal itself as a stunning clear beautiful lake. The commentator seemed to switch effortlessly between English and Japanese. 1min to go, 30 secs, 10 secs, then the air horn went off. For the first km to the white buoy I followed the washing machine of bodies, unable to view the buoy. Things cleared...