Last year I raced Ironman Nice. Most of you will know that I had a solid race and managed to come 6^th in my age group and thus qualify for Ironman Hawaii. I expected my times to be what they were but I did not expect to come 6^th let alone get a sought after slot. So when booking my flights, I came back on the Monday morning therefore not being at the presentation awards where you have to be to accept and pay for your entry. In fact, I am sure as I was in the taxi to the airport I could hear m...