Swimming 2.4 miles, cycling 112 miles and running 26.2 miles in one day isn't exactly fun, but completing an Ironman triathlon is a beautiful, liberating thing By Jonathan Drennan for Behind the Lines, part of the Guardian Sport Network I heard my mum's voice at 4.30am: "It's time Jonathan." At this time in the morning your brain is rarely working at full capacity. I wondered if had I been transported back in time to Belfast and an inconceivably early start for school. Instead it was jetlag play...
Why I became an Ironman: because it's good to know that anything is possible
The Guardian - 7 Jul 2016 11:54
Swimming 2.4 miles, cycling 112 miles and running 26.2 miles in one day isn't exactly fun, but completing an Ironman triathlon is a beautiful, liberating thing By Jonathan Drennan for Behind the Lines, part of the Guardian Sport Network I heard my mum's voice at 4.30am: "It's time Jonathan." At this time in the morning your brain is rarely working at full capacity. I wondered if had I been transported back in time to Belfast and an inconceivably early start for school. Instead it was jetlag play...
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