Break Your Limits

A few weeks back, Team BYL France broke a few personal limits in completing two races in the space of one weekend but now after a few weeks of comfortable reflection and navel gazing we have concluded that two races in one weekend is really a little ‘old hat’ so tomorrow we head further into new ground as we get set to embark on the challenge of two races in one day.

Race 1: A 3km ocean swim that will see us boated over to some remote island and left with no other option but to swim to shore Alcatraz style.

Race 2: An Olympic distance triathlon that includes a little detour up Mt Feron (a rather jolie 5k ascent with at 10% gradient).

The beauty of triathlon racing over here is that race start times are normally around 1pm thus giving you plenty of time to roll out of bed and enjoy your morning coffee and baguette before hitting race HQ. Or if you like, plenty of time to do something stupid like say an ocean swim race before frantically hitting the road gunning it to start line number two before the gun goes off (hmmm, maybe really there are three races tomorrow).

So the bags are packed and the Punto is stocked to its gills with equipment, clothes and food. Tomorrow’s triathlon will be my third in as many weeks while the swim race – well it will be my first since that fateful day when I decided to swim to Rotto with the Big Man they call Paddy Pops. For those of you who don’t know, this proved to be one of the worst decisions I have ever made in my 30+ years on this earth so pray with me as I look to the heavans and ask the Man up there for nothing more than calm waters tomorrow……and a damn good beer and pizza tomorrow night!