It’s said that the average norwegian eats more than 7kg of potato chips a year. Although it’s less than the american average of nearly 10kg, it still seems like a shitload* of potatoes. I read it in a newspaper a few days ago so it must be true.
Anyway, I started thinking about this and realized that if I was the average Norwegian (impossible because I’m Canadian), I’d be a Russet myself by the time I was 40. And, since that’s only 3 years away, I thought that I’d better do something to prevent the transformation from occuring. Quiting potatoes ‘cold turkey’ seemed out of the question so I decided on the next best thing - training for what is arguably the world’s toughest ironman triathlon. The benefits would be several-fold; the swimming would build some upper body strength, the biking would tone my legs, and the running would bring some level of humility. But the best part was that I could continue to eat (gluten-free) Pringles. If I was lucky, I might even be able to increase my intake to match the american average.
So with the tough part out of the way, I only have to figure out how I can possibly train for a 3.8km swim, a 180km bike ride, and a marathon run… through the mountains of Norway… in one year. My only triathlon to date was a 2/40/10km race that I did when I was 17. I was last out of the water, but passed a shitload* of people on the bike, and was humiliated on the run. Still, I finished in the middle of the pack so how hard could an ironman be?**
I have no idea if this is a realistic goal or not but I’m hoping that by keeping a blog of my progress that I’ll stay motivated. Only 365 days left…
* The official definition of ’shitload’ being more than a dozen but less than a mole (of potatoes)
** Said with a note of sarcasm
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