I have been very quiet with this blog.

One of the reasons is that I am working on triathlon team and say NO to drafting.

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A while ago I was in Greece on a ferry from the island of Thassos to the city of Kavala. If i get bored for even 2 minutes I do not hesitate to just talk to people around me. I noticed one guy with a marathon shirt and asked him if he was a marathon runner. He said he was an Ironman and from no other place but Bulgaria.

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I have been in Stellenbosch since Christmas and Fraser Cartmell is staying in a house next to us. He is only few meters away and I have seen him only few times and mostly shortly. First time I met him last year he seemed grumpy and these days he seemed much much more grumpy and tense. There is something about him that I appreciate and like so I was sorry I did not get a chance to get to know him more during these days.

Than I remembered… He is racing Ironman 70.3 South Africa.

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You have heard it million times already in last few days so here is one from IronCrazy.com as well:

Happy New Year!

Since this is a blog dedicated to 3800m swim 180km bike and 42195m run only than I haven’t got my choice in my new year wishes to all you Ironman crazies:

1) do a lot of quality distance, forget the junk miles
2) aim high, forget about falling low
3) have fun, make it a priority

See you later…

This is IM # 11 for me and my eleventh attempt to get a Kona spot. Also which is just as important for me is to break the 10 hour barrier.

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