Gee, I'd like to try that.

I woke up with a sore throat. I was supposed to go swimming tonight but I though better of it. If I rest up today I will hopefully get rid of this before it really gets in the way.
Since I have some time, let me tell you how this whole Ironman thing got started for me.

Ten years ago I had a chance to work on the TV coverage of the Ironman Canada race. It was a grueling day that started very early in the morning in a boat and I spent most of the day sitting backwards on a motorcycle.   It was a great way to see the race.  I would be assigned to follow the lead male or the lead female for the entire race. I had a good chance look at the course, facing backwards, and while at the time I was in no shape to attempt participating in this event, I said to another cameraman "Gee I'd like to try that." He laughed.

I had a scheduling conflict so I was not able to work on the coverage after a few years and I never thought much about it again.

This is a long story, so I will split it up over several posts.