IRONMAN TRAINING IS IN FULL SWING WHEN....

1. All my pants become extremely loose;
2. Training starts to feel like a second job;
3. My teeth feels numb chewing too much of those nasty things called PowerBars;
4. 20km becomes a short run;
5. My mum starts nagging about my apparent lost of weight. “You are too skinny, son!!!”;
6. 100km on the bike feels like a short ride;
7. The chinese shop assistant starts talking to me in malay (b'cos of the tan), when I make my refill stop some where near Mantin;
8. Lunch time on weekends is often at 4.00 p.m. (after a long ride);
9. A long swim set is at least 1x3000;
10. I start to become an absentee husband/ father (and I really hate that);
11. My weight dips below 60kg (despite eating more than usual);
12. 1x500 feels like a short swim set;
13. A long ride on Saturday is (most likely than not) followed up by a long run on Sunday;
14. I am dead tired every Monday;
15. A long ride will be least a 200km;
16. I am out of the house riding a bike or running before first light every weekend;
17. Running 12-15 laps at KLCC park is routine;
18. Long run > 30km;
19. The sight of PowerBar/ PowerGel makes me SICK;
20. Time seems to pass by so quickly and before I know it, it will soon be time for tapering; and
21. Waking up at 7.00 a.m. for work on a week day is sleeping late.