We in the ‘Blog Squad’ shuffled the cards this week and each chose to answer one of the questions put forth to other squad writers in last week’s round robin. Jen got assigned this one and when I read it I was all “ooh! ooh! I have an answer for that one!”
The question is:
Who would you like to see attempt an ironman and why?
I didn’t have to think long about this one, the answer popped into my brain immediately:
My brother, Alex.
You see, Alex is a cyclist through and through. He works in the bike industry. He’s actually a pretty good runner. I think he knows how to swim, sort of.
He is also the first to line up and mock me for my triathlon tendencies.
Now, don’t get me wrong: I, too, mock myself for my triathlon tendencies. And I even poke fun at the sport in general. However, having been in the sport for too many years now, I feel like I have earned the right at this self-deprecation because I have toed the line at many a race and have actually completed an Ironman.
He, however, has not. Not even a sprint.
Therefore, I firmly believe that in order to keep making fun of me, he needs to earn this privilege. Once completed, I am going to give him free rein to say whatever he wants.
So, what say you, Alexandre?
Pick a race. I’ll even give you a head start.
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Read the rest of the round robin questions in the coming days:
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