2013: Tri-ing something new

[marathondan]

I tip my cap to you, Dan. Recognising you've reached the point where you want to bail out is one thing. Staying on board to steer the craft to safety is something else. It's that kind of inner steel that tells me you won't need to worry about finishing last when the time comes.

Well this is just the first of no doubt many wobbles on what promises to be a long, hard, and potentially doubt-laden, frustrating, even sometimes tedious, road. The hardest part is laying myself bare as a complete novice in both the swimming and cycling. No matter what your level, when you've got a few marathon medals on the wall you can rightly claim to have a pretty good idea of what running is all about. I'm back to the equivalent of trying to run my first mile without stopping.