"One More Time!"

Welcome to my brand new blog my friends. Why a new blog you may ask? Well I got an e-mail last evening that may explain it. Here is the relevant content of that mail.

Thank you for registering. You are confirmed for 2013 Ironman Mont-Tremblant.
Name: Peter Rooyakkers
Registration ID: 47447134
Thank you and good luck!

I must at this point express my undying gratitude to my partner for her never ending support.  Ever since I first hinted at doing this race (sometime in the future perhaps) she has taken the initiative and encouraged me to make the commitment now.  I was going to wait to see where Ironman Canada was going to be located next year, but at the risk of having this race sell out in the meantime.  Last night she just basically told me to stop talking, and send them my money.  Maybe she was just tired of hearing me talk, but I think the truth is that she loves me.  She just takes pleasure in witnessing my pleasure.  Not everyone is so fortunate and I know it!

From everything I have heard Tremblant is a fantastic race both for participants and spectators.  While it doesn't have the tradition of Penticton with it's single loop courses, it is apparently an amazing venue.  Spectators can actually see the cyclists at least 4 different times during the bike  as well as half way through the run.  The swim is still a single loop which is really the only discipline I care about in this regard.

The title of my blog is of course in reference to my wife's heritage, and to "la Belle Province" where the race takes place.

Here's how it evolved.  I was originally going to go with  Life Goes On, which evolved to C'est La Vie (that's life), and then eventually to Encore, which literally translates to again, but is often used more figuratively as, one more time.  

Once we hit on it we both knew right away that it was perfect. Since I knew after my last effort that I needed to do it again, and since you never know how many chances you may have, why not now?  So ENCORE I say.  One More Time!!  The time is right!! 

More tomorrow.

(run 11 kms)

When the world says give up: hope whispers, try it one more time"---Anon

Love

Peter