His First Ironman
Amy Martin gives a first-person account of what it's like watching your loved one compete in an Ironman
Amy Martin’s boyfriend, Daniel Clarke, is a keen triathlete and 220 reader. When he competed in his first Ironman – Ironman Wales – in September, Amy wrote an account detailing what it’s like for people who watch their loved ones compete. So remember Ironmen and women – this is what you put them through!
We are already booked to go off to Challenge Roth in July next year and who knows what before and after. I’ve learned that for racer and supporter Ironman brings a unique concoction of bonding and separation. I’m so glad I was there with Daniel, but I know I’ll never fully understand what goes on during those long 13hrs, just as he’ll never understand what it’s like to wait them out.
Matt Baird
Editor of Cycling Plus magazine 
