About
Welcome to my Blog site! I’m David Beaton and this site is all about my journey from starting to train to competing in the Lanzarote Ironman 2011.
For those of you who dont know what an Ironman is, it starts with a 2.4mile swim, followed by a 112mile bike and finished with a 26.2mile run. Lanzarote is said to be the worlds hardest Ironman.
Although i have done some half distance Ironman races in the past, this is my biggest challenge so far and marks my return to triathlon after 4 years. My training for this race is starting a full year ahead of race day 21st May 2011 and is designed to help me finish not get a great time. In this race for me its all about finishing
So why do this? I’ve now lost both parents to terminal diseases – this is about both raising money for charities that supported them and also completing an event that as a teenager I told my parents I would do one day.
My aim is to raise as much money as possible for the charity that I’m supporting.
