Alex Brooks, senior brand manager at For Goodness Shakes, jets out next week to contest the 2009 IronMan World Championship’s in Kona, Hawaii.
Those of you who gamely dragged yourselves around the Marketing Industry Triathlon should appreciate what a feat this is. Olympic Triathlon is - 1.5km swim, 40km cycle and a 10k run... IronMan is a 6km swim, 180km cycle and then a marathon. And Kona is hilly and hot!
Brooks trains for up to 25 hours a week, dragging himself out of bed at 4.45am. A half-marathon and 4km swim later he arrives at work for his second breakfast at 9am. After a full day in the office, he hits the roads for 2-3 hour cycle usually around Richmond Park. I feel tired just typing that out.
Weekends are more gruelling – a six hour bike ride, followed by three hour runs. All of which has resulted in him wearing out three pairs of trainers this year.
I'd like to wish Alex the best of luck and you can follow his progress on Twitter @alexdgbrooks prior to and during the event on 10 October. But not after as he’s finally taking his honeymoon.
