Iron Man

The weekend after we arrived in Melbourne there was an Ironman triathlon, and weirdly we knew two people who were competing. One was our friend Sam from Sydney, and the other was Jules, a 'friend of friend' who we had not actually met, but we knew his name and race number and what he looked like.

The night before the race we went out for dinner with Sam, his wife Amy, and the other lads that were competing in the race which was really nice. On the day of the race, we went along for the finish. We saw Sam and helped cheer him on with the rest of the supporters (with their manta "Can't or won't?!"), and incredibly we also spotted Jules and managed to grab photo to send to our mutual friend in Byron Bay.

An Ironman triathlon consists of:
Swim: 2.4 miles
Bike: 112 miles
Run: 26.2 miles

Both Sam and Jules completed the triathlon in an incredible time. I am truly amazed at their achievements. Sam, Jules: YOU ARE AN IRONMAN!

Sam

Jules (before we knew who he was!)