When I was 1 month old, I got ill with Polio. It stroke my left leg. My left leg has approximately 25% power. To become stronger I have been training the Triathlon. When you train triathlon you have to both swim, bicycle and run. My peak experience was when I made a full IRONMAN in Røde Kro, Denmark.
The whole tour took me 15 hours 56 min 22 sec. There was a time limit on 16 hours. But I was not the last. To persons came in at the time: 15.58.27. I remember I was happy, that I didn´t come in last. (My wife did it in 13 hours 44 minutes)
I have not participated in any triathlons since this. It seems as if I got enough of it.
SWIM
Before my first triathlon, I would have to learn to swim. I was 50 years old, and I was told that crawl was the best, so I decided to learn to crawl. I learned to swim in our local swimbath, and the first 25 meters was far the hardest. It took me more than a month to learn to swim 25 meters without a pause. But after a short time I could swim 50 meters, and after that there were no limits. The really hard thing to learn, was to swim fast. I like crawl, because I don´t have to use my legs, but only my arms. The longest swim I have made is 10 kilometers.
BICYCLING
I have trained in a bicycleclub for 10 years. I have joined several competitions with number on my back. The longest are Sjælland Rundt and Vättern Rundt (ca 300 km).
MARATHON
I have run the marathon 8 times (+ the ironman). My best marathon is 4 hours and 41 minutes. My normal is 5 hours. My worst marathon is 5 hours 53 min (the first one). I am a lousy runner. I like to run, but I hate to come in last. That's why I love Triathlon. It doesn´t matter so much, that I run slow, as long as I swim and cycle fast. My wife's best marathon is 3 hours and 20 minutes.
