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Ian Corless Male
Gloucestershire
United Kingdom

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About Me:
Endurance athlete. Originally a Cyclist, then a Triathlete and now an Ultra Runner who does 70.3 and Ironman for fun.
I love the experiences that endurance sport brings. New locations, new friends and wonderful experiences.
"Life is not a journey to the grave to arrive safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming; WOW! what a ride.... "
Relationship Status:
Married
Tri Experience:
Age grouper, Coach
Tri Distance:
2x Olympic (or approx 70.3 mi/51.5km), Long course (or approx 140.6 mi/103km), Ultra-distance, Other
My key race for 2008:
8 MARATHONS IN 8 DAYS - WEYMOUTH MIDDLE DISTANCE (70.3) - IRONMAN AUSTRIA - COVENTRY TRAIL 40MILE ULTRA - THAMES PATH ULTRA 100k - LOCH NESS MARATHON - ABINGDON MARATHON - BEACHY HEAD MARATHON - ENDURANCELIFE COASTAL stg1 - ENDURANCELIFE COASTAL stg2 - NEXT YEAR 2009: TOWN TO TRING 80MILE ULTRA - ECOTRAIL 80KM PARIS - ARCH TO ARC (London to Paris) ULTRA 320 MILE RUN - DOUBLE IRONMAN UK - CHALLENGE SPAIN IRONMAN DISTANCE
Tri Interest:
Training Partners, Training Groups, Event Meet-ups, Business Relationships, Friends
I'd most like to meet people from (separate multiple locations with commas):
Tri friends from around the World ; anyone !!
My Tri Story:
To arrive at my grave, saying, WOW! WHAT A RIDE.... !!!

"Sex the night before a race is only tiring if you have to go looking for it!" Bruce Fordyce, 9x Comrades winner

"Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision...they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill." (Mohammed Ali)

Revolutions 53:12
And God said to triathletes: "Harden the fuck up!!" Amen.

"The greatest distance travelled in any achievement is the one between your ears"

"Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up," Dean Karnazes

"If you start to feel good during an ultra, don’t' worry you'll get over it." - Gene Thibeault

Some may ask why I am running such long distances. There are reasons. During the ultras I come to a point where my body is almost dead. My mind has to take leadership. When it is very hard there is a war going on between the body and the mind. If my body wins, I will have to give up; if my mind wins, I will continue. At that time I feel that I stay outside of my body. It is as if I see my body in front of me; my mind commands and my body follows. This is a very special feeling, which I like very much. . . It is a very beautiful feeling and the only time I experience my personality separate from my body, as two different things." Yiannis Kouros

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Dorset Coastal Trail Marathon

DORSET COASTAL TRAIL MARATHON So, you think a marathon is tough? Well, I can safely say that anyone who ran the Endurancelife Coastal Trail in Dorset this Saturday will re-evaluate that point of view. Yes, marathons are tough but the Dorset Coastal was ‘horrific’ but in a great way. Mark Hughes ran the half marathon. I passed him on the course twice and when we met up at the end he just could not believe the severity of the course. In fact he quite rightly said it WAS the hardest thing I had ev… Continue

Posted on November 10, 2008 at 6:37am — 4 Comments

Ian Corless

Chrissie Wellington

Not sure how many of you may have tapped into Chrissies blog? But I thought I would copy and paste her post Kona victory blog. It's awesome reading from a true natural talent. It makes me real proud to be British. Enjoy the story..... OK, so having had a week to recover I am finally able to put fingers to keyboard….although the hangover might mean that I am slightly less coherent than usual! I am living by the motto – work hard and play hard!!! I really can’t believe that a whole year has p… Continue

Posted on October 21, 2008 at 4:04am — 3 Comments

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Leicester Marathon

LEICESTER CITY MARATHON 19th October 2009 According to my calculations, Leicester was my 32nd Marathon of 2008. Admittedly, many of those marathons have been in training and obviously I did 8 in a row when I did the 8in8in08. However, Leicester was going to be different….. I had targeted Leicester as the ‘only’ opportunity I would have a go at beating my PB. No doubt I have loads of miles in my legs. No doubt I have run countless marathons. But all of them in the remainder of 2007 and all thos… Continue

Posted on October 20, 2008 at 3:19am — 4 Comments

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Thames Path 100k

To re cap. My re-run of the Thames Path section from Henley on Thames to Staines was a distance of 50k (32 miles) and was the run I performed on my 5th day of 8 marathons in 8 days. For those who don't remember, the 5th day was the day after my Dad had major surgery for stomach cancer. In April, when I initially ran I remembered stunning scenery, beautiful trails and great views. However, these memories blurred with the stress and worries of Dads operation. I therefore decided post the 8 marath… Continue

Posted on September 24, 2008 at 7:00am — 9 Comments

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Lance Confirmaion

Press Release: Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas: September 9, 2008 Today, Lance Armstrong, cancer survivor, founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) and cycling champion, released the following statement regarding his return to professional sports: "I am happy to announce that after talking with my children, my family and my closest friends, I have decided to return to professional cycling in order to raise awareness of the global cancer burden. This year alone, nearly eight… Continue

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At 1:02pm on November 15, 2008, Martin said…
Hi Ian this was the only photo I could find,most family photos we have I am taking the picture .cheers
At 12:35pm on November 15, 2008, Martin said…
Will do my computer skills are farely limited but will get it together
At 11:31am on November 13, 2008, Martin said…
Cheers Ian ,before I chance ironman I need to practice eating on the go so just wanted to know what you guys do .thanks for the help
At 4:48pm on November 10, 2008, Cristina said…
Ian, thanks for the add! Goodness... I can't imagine doing an Ironman for fun like you haha. You must be an AMAZING endurance athlete!

Check out www.onetri.com and let me know what you think :)
At 6:42am on November 10, 2008, Nesreen Aziz said…
Hi Ian! Great blog and gorgeous photo of the Dorset trail! Looks like it was a very hilly route, well done for completing!
At 11:02am on September 25, 2008, Martin said…
Hi Ian it was the Half Ireman.I did not meet Conal but emailed him a few times.He did a fantastic job,great race ,great atmosphere and alot of really helpful people.They are running a full distance race next year in the same venue.i am not sure if I am up to a full distance just yet,need alot of practice with nutrition.I don't know if mentally I am ready for a full distance ,I would probably die from anxiety just thinking about it.My wife and I have a new baby on the way and I am starting a college course along with work so not sure how much training time there will be.I will definately be back up north for the half ireman if not the full next year depending on winter training and how brave I feel .If I don't do the full next year I will definately aim to do the full the following year.cheers talk soon ,keep up the good work
At 10:46am on September 22, 2008, Gabs said…
I have been working on my run too!... I kinda learn how to love it ( I dont know if I ever told you, but running wasnt exactly my favorite).. specially the 2 hour run...
I cant run as much as you... but I 'm getting there..
cheers
gabs
At 10:34am on September 22, 2008, Kartika said…
Love your quotes and life philosophy. Amazing lists of accomplishments!!! "when there is a will, there is a way" in anything you want out of life. You rock!!!

cheers, Kartika
At 10:01am on September 22, 2008, Gabs said…
HI Ian.... long time not see.

I happen to be very busy with my IM traning... what's up with you? what's your next adventure?

Best Regards
Gabs
At 4:44pm on September 19, 2008, Ian Mikelson said…
Stole the Karnazes quote from your page. Thanks.
 
 

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