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Thought I should do what every forum usually demands and that is a human sacrifice.. I mean introduction!

Well what can I say about myself? I am a 36 year old Englishman living in Finland, I am a bit on the chunky side, my eating habits suck and I have never been really that physically active. I have until recently never participated in any event of any kind. If there was ever a "Couch to…" example… it is me!

The only word that I could describe my front crawl as, is "embarrassing". Cycling is a new thing for me, but the weather still prevents me from going out as often as I would like. Running until now was not really possible since I broke my first metatarsal in the months where I was training to do my first half marathon. I guess having a brother and sister in law who have participated in recent Ironman events (Nice&Austria) has provided me with inspiration and motivation.

I am hoping at least by this time next year I will have done a 5150, this time the year after to do a 70.3 and before I am 40 years old to have completed an Ironman event! It would be nice to meet some of you some day on the beach!

Darren aka Dartsu


2014-07-02 12:20 PM
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Welcome to the site Darren!  The crawl will get better with time...and it may take a lot of time.  Just try to get in the pool 3-4 times per week and you should make quick progress.

Hope the healing goes well and let us know if you have any questions.

2014-07-02 3:40 PM
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Thanks!

I forgot to mention it was my 2013 new years resolution to lose weight and participate in the marathon, but it took from april until september to fully heal to the point where I was not in pain because of it It was partially another reason I got the bike too, I didn't want to start pounding on the feet again regardless that it felt fine better to give it a few more months, which it has now already been.

I'm now without constraints, there is no excuse for me not to succeed!
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