1300 miles in 132 hours

Fascinating piece about how one man will cope with the mental side of such a
challenge.

"For a man about to embark on the toughest challenge of his 50 years, Jim
Doyle is remarkably relaxed. One week today the Derry driving instructor
sets off from Navan on the Race Around Ireland - a non-stop punishing
1,300-mile endurance marathon which will push his body to the limit.

And although he's still recovering from the effects of an ill-timed bathroom
tumble, it's the mental challenge of racing the entire perimeter of the
island inside a 132-hour time limit which is foremost in his thinking. "I
was talking to a friend of mine, Donnacha Curtis, who was the first Irish
guy to do the Race Across America," he says. "I told him I was concerned
about as the race goes on mentally looking for a reason to get off the bike.
"He said that I needed to look for the will to stay on the bike.

"In effect the will to stay on needs to be stronger than the reason to get
off.

http://www.derryjournal.com/lifestyl...re_1_3 027326

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Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/

On Mon, 5 Sep 2011 12:08:09 +0100, "Simon Mason"
wrote:

sets off from Navan on the Race Around Ireland - a non-stop punishing
1,300-mile endurance marathon

Non stop except for the sleep breaks, meal breaks and toilet breaks?

On Sep 5, 9:55*pm, Peter Parry wrote:
On Mon, 5 Sep 2011 12:08:09 +0100, "Simon Mason"

wrote:
sets off from Navan on the Race Around Ireland - a non-stop punishing
1,300-mile endurance marathon

Non stop except for the sleep breaks, meal breaks and toilet breaks?

And the breaks when he "throws up" as he put it.

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Simon Mason