Back in 2007 as I stood at the start-line for Ironman Austria with my brother from another mother Paul Taylor, little did I know that nine years later I would be given the most amazing opportunity to race at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii – the place where Ironman began.
Let me be clear…. I’m not going to Kona having proved myself to be amongst the best in the World at long distance triathlon racing – I’m simply too short for my weight to ever qualify, but every year WTC make a number of places available to ‘normal’ people who are prepared to raise what I believe to be an extraordinary amount of money for charity.
I’ve considered the fact that many far more competent triathletes will never get to compete at the World Championships, but the place that I will take is ring-fenced as a charity entry and, some would say, the efforts to get there are as significant. Alongside holding down a ‘big’ job and training to race one of the toughest iron-distance races in the World I will be trying to raise in excess of FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS for the charity Scope.
I’m super-excited about the opportunity and really look forward to sharing the highs and lows here.
My Journey to the Ironman World Championships 
Well done Andy. What an achievement and what a path to achieving it.
Loved the bit in your blog about the PotNoodle. Given the recent PR issues Unilever has faced with Marmite, perhaps they should use your blog with slogan like – “Eat PotNoodle…do Ironman”.
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