Journey to Iron

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together"
-Vincent Van Gogh

 

 

My last update was all about recalculating, you know the x=y mc2 kind of stuff, the if plan A isn't working then what is plan B, if plan A doesn't work is it ok to go with plan B or does it really make any difference if plan A or B work, don’t work, the point is there has been a plan recalculated and its coming together slowly but surely!

 

My formula which has been in development the past 4 months = #journeytoironman

 

Yes you read it correctly I am journeying towards doing an Ironman. What is an Ironman for those who don’t know it is a 3.8km swim and 180 km cycle and a 42km run, all on the same day straight after each other. All this with only my arms! 

You might be thinking how on earth is this possible for me especially since my legs don’t work properly? Well with some new equipment, some training and some determination and good coaches I am sure the day will come, for now it is all about the series of small things coming together.

 

 

In order for me to do this I had to make some serious changes to my way of racing. I had to make the decision to take one of my biggest fears (being in a wheelchair) and throw it in the bin and just get over my fear. Yes I now have a racing wheelchair. A friend of mine said “only you Cath would get a racing wheelchair as your first wheelchair”

 

What do you use the racing wheelchair for, it’s for the RUN section of the race! An amazing donation from a friend James Grierson and an amazing DHL donating the transport from the UK, I received my “Flying Start” from Motivation in the UK. I actually am doing my first “running” race on the 17^th May. It is just a 12km race but it’s a great way to test out my new running legs in an official running race!

              

 



Handcycle

I could really not go further than 10km on my trike with my legs for the CYCLE part and realised this is not going to work, so I gave my trike away to an amazing up and coming Para cyclist and applied for a hand cycle from the CAF Foundation. Patience is not one of my strengths and so it’s been a long time waiting to hear if I will receive my hand cycle, I will know this Wednesday 1 April! It’s a faith journey, let’s just say that as these hand cycles do not come cheap.

Giving my trike away!

 

 

My amazing organisation I work for CBM has supported my with a swimming wetsuit for the SWIM section and been amazing in giving me the time to fit my training into my work schedule!

 

So to say again………………………………………..

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together"
-Vincent Van Gogh

So as you can see there is a series of small things but they are coming together slowly but surely on this next journey. I am excited to have recalculated and found the answer to a formula on this journey of life, and the answer for my next season which is a #journeytoironman

There are still many small things to accomplish and pull through and get, if you want to support me on any of these other small things please let me know directly!

 

Onwards we go in the series of small things to do a great thing and become an Ironman!

 

Greg Hyson and I just back from a training run!