HOW I'M WIRED!!

I am a classic mesomorph! If I look at a cookie it will go straight to my ass. I'm told my forefathers were Scottish Highlanders known for their running ability in the highlands, unfortunately that genetic ability seems have been diluted somewhat on me through the generations but I have still have that dogged determination to endure and finish a task.  As a youngster I was somewhat "porky" and had to endure nicknames like "tubs" and "fatboy". I always played sport at school from the age of 8 I was put in the scrum and I loved every minute of it. I hated athletics I always came last in 100m sprint, I was told I wasn't built for running but for power. At the age of 16 things started changing I started body-building and being a mesomorph I got strong and muscular very quickly. After leaving school and completing my national service I studied Nature Conservation, not much studying too much drinking, but still managed my weight well. I started working for the Natal Parks Board in 1992 and then I started packing on the pies. In 1997 I decided to go dairy farming a far cry from nature conservation I know but I suppose it's in my blood it has to be more about dairy farming later.  In 1999 I got married to Kim (see family) after which I ballooned to 110kg ( I am 1.78m tall and ideal weight is 76kg). After seeing a picture of myself at that weight I knew I couldn't carry on like that. I started mountain biking and watched my diet and I lost 34 kg in 4 months, I then started to achieve some success in the age group categories(sub-vet) placing in the top three in a number of races. After a few years of MTB I started to look for new ways of testing my body. In 2008 I did my first Iron man 1,8km swim,180km cycle and 42km run, I was hooked to endurance. Unfortunately in 2009 I got coxsackie virus which set me back a bit but still carried on training much to the disgust of my doctor and family. 2010 brought a new challenge the Kalahari Augrabies Extreme marathon (KAEM) but I knew I didn't have running endurance in my legs, so I used the Comrades Marathon as a training run  for KAEM. I enjoyed Comrades and finished in 8h24 not fast but good enough for my first one! Comrades was an extremely humbling race for me I thought I could dominate it but it showed meI had a lot of work to do if I wanted to complete the KAEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!