On Friday, I had a “homemade” Ironman on the menu, in Thassos, for the second year in a row. The appetizer of 3.8 km swimming, the main course of 180 km biking, and the dessert of 42.2 km running are quickly becoming a tradition ?. For the last two days in Thassos, I had planned a tour around the...

“Marius, you are an Ironman, ” echoes through the speakers, as the crowd at the finish line erupts in cheers and applause. I feel like a champion, a hero. For the eighth time. I’ve just swum 3.8 km, biked 180 km, and run 42.2 km. One after another, in 12:33:20. Twelve and a half hours. Not my best...