So Wednesday night was Brett’s birthday… and we did our Wednesday night (6:30 from the Running Room, if you want to join us!) run that we have been doing for a long time… I’m almost at 15 years and Alex and Peter are almost as long! Well, we started a tradition about 14 1/2 years ago that we go out for a beer after… and we’ve kept the gang together longer than the bars have lasted (we out lasted the Three Judges and Prime Time and are now at the Kings Arms!). So it was the perfect venue to celebrate Brett’s Birthday!
So you are probably wondering how I’m going to tie this into a blog about open water swimming and triathlon? Well, the bulk of this group were among the 14 that just did Ironman Canada a month ago… and Brett went from an Iron-boy to an Ironman! (right Lambrina!). He finished his first Ironman… and only started triathlons about a year ago… and was a pretty weak swimmer.
Well, as fate would have it… the guy has bit of talent… okay, and he trains pretty hard too! And he did a did a 10:36 for his first Ironman!… and he only missed making the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii by about 7 spots!!! (not bad for an old guy… 49!) So being the quiet, unassuming guy he is… he entered Ironman Wisconsin next year… only moments before it sold out… with the intention/possibility/hope of qualifying for Kona next year!!!
So that is how I was planning on tying in a bunch of guys drinking beer in the pub to Ironman World Championships! (Pretty good, eh?!) Also, I figured I should write a blog about him so he might remember me and the other “little people” when he is climbing up on the podium next year!!!
So HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRETT!!!… AND GOOD LUCK AT IRONMAN WISCONSIN!!!
Ironically… the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii are this weekend!
Cheers,
Rob