Most people assume that an organised IronMan is as hard as it gets — and physically, they’re right. The distance is brutal. But when I decided to complete a self-supported IronMan, I learned something most race-day participants never do…

Who needs a red carpet? Why finishing my self-supported IronMan meant more than any medal.

When you're hours (or even days) into an ultra-endurance event, things get… a little weird. But weird can be wonderful. Over the years, I’ve noticed a few quirks that have become my unexpected survival tools. They’re not in any training manual — but they work for me. Maybe they’ll work for you too, or at least make you smile.

Is triathlon and specifically IronMan a sport for the rich and wealthy? A spicy question, isn’t it? Well, I’ll leave it up to you to make your own judgement on this question. In this article, I’m going to share with you what I invested in this undertaking.

The mind is my strongest muscle. In this article I’m letting you inside my head. I’ll show you what I keep saying and thinking to myself during endurance challenges.

Deciding to do an IronMan on my own and self-supported wasn’t an easy one. Through journaling I reminded myself why I embarked on this journey and I discovered that the reason was much bigger than me. Here’s what message I want to send to people.

Here’s a timeline of what went down before my self-supported IronMan.