I'm 31 years old and live 10 miles short of Canary Wharf London with my beautiful wife and 12 year old son, I'm not so much a personal person but I do like my space.
My friends and family are the most important to me and they are the reason that I am aiming to complete my first triathlon before May 2011 as the problems I have had I don't want to leave them all yet, with their encouragement and support I know I can do I do it.
My wife (Lisa) is the reason I am the person I am today, I am not the man she married in 2000, I am a better husband, father and friend that I ever imagined I could be.
I have done stuff in my life that I am not proud of and just want to forget, I lost my Dad to kidney failure in 2002 after a long illness that lasted 7 years,
seeing someone fade away throughout so many years is hard, to be honest it was a weight lifted when I was told of his passing as I know he wasn't going to be in pain any longer.
I started to cycle quite a few years ago and have done it on and off ever since, but only taking it seriously over the last year. I have always been able to ride a distance of 30 miles or less on the road bikes I have had but on the mountain bike I found it hard.
I never really liked school at all, as I had difficultly with my reading and writing, the teachers just didn't want to know and the way I treated them and some of the other pupils it wasn't hard to see why. The only subject I did enjoy was Math and physics.
During the last two years of school I had quite a few days off as I just didn't want to go, a few months into my last year at school my dad woke me one morning and asked if I was going back and I said no, you better get a job then he said, so that day I went out and got my first job, in a sports shop.
Not a fantastic job but it meant I didn't have to go back to school, I stayed with them for about two years working my way up to supervisor, I then moved to another sports company as a footwear manager, I found this very hard as I was only 17 and in charge of people 5 years my senior and it was hard getting their respect, one good thing that did come out of it was a very good friend Justin and after 14 years he is still one of my best friends.
I then worked for a record store for the next 7 years working my way up to assistant manager, I finally left and went to the companies head office working in IT, from here I went to my current employer a Business Continuity company.
So now you know a little about me, I'll keep the updates coming and any words of encouragement would be truly welcomed.
Brett
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B, from on PFG to another soon. Here's what I suggest. Sign up for a race. The bigger the goal the better. Maybe a half Ironman next year. Something that is going to scare you. Fear is a great motivator. I know guys that have done one sprint and then signed up for an Ironman. And that's okay.
ReplyDeleteIn terms of time, Fear and Pain of hating your current condition are great motivators. If you want it, you'll make the time. It's all about setting goals and priorities. Nothing feels better than being skinny. haha.
Good luck to you. I want to see you in the PFG club. If you need any advice drop me a line, if you want a shoulder to cry on, get a dog. hahaha.
You can do it.
B