Why?

So why are we here?

I've been training my arse off (literally) all year because of the shame Kim has put me through with her competing in triathlons.  I've managed to stay relatively free from injury and completed my first ironman distance at Port Macquarie in May.  Came third in my age group, Kim came second in hers and it was enough to get us both qualification for the Hawaiian ironman.  So that's where we are headed.

But first we are going to Austria.  There's a 1/2 ironman in Zell am see in three weeks time and we are travelling with another couple and their twin seven year olds - hence the Lovells - leave this Friday in fact. Next week in Salzburg the week after in Zell.  After that we go to the Adriatic Coast of Italy to train and holiday.  In September we head to the US to compete in an olympic distance race in Chicago - the world championship for age groupers.  Then Hawaii.  We will have a couple of weeks there before the race but its quite a buzz to be there at that time.  Home in mid October.

I want a photo to match this one.