some inspiration from the triathlon crowd
I’m a runner. And, although I have the utmost respect for people who do triathlons, I kind of (at this point in my life anyway) doubt I will ever do a triathlon. I just love running too much, hate swimming almost as much, and am just …”meh” on the bike.
But that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate what you triathlon people do. Wow. Some really good stuff out there.
Take Wil. She came back from a DNF – she battled those demons – and became an Ironman. Did you catch that? Wil is an Ironman.
Not enough inspiration, you say? No problem. I got more.
Bold is already an Ironman but came short of his latest goal. What’s so inspiring about that? Well, to me, what’s so inspiring is that Bold could have played it safe. He could have tried for a slower time and he would have likely had a much easier day. But, Bold didn’t play it safe – he took a shot. He pushed his limits trying to finish in 12 hours. Although I am not an Ironman and have never attempted to do one, I can 100% understand the desire to get faster – it is what I’m all about with marathons. I want to get faster. And, when we push our limits in that manner, we drastically increase our risk of so-called “failure” (he still finished folks – in a time I think a lot of other triathletes would kill for).
Know what? Bold will be back and he will be stronger than ever. In fact, I’m pretty sure he’s stronger already.
So, you say you still haven’t got your fill of inspiration? You’ve got a lot of nerve haven’t you?! Okay, here you go then!
Tea just finished her first 1/2 Ironman (we really have to figure out a better name to call these “1/2″ things). I tell you, I was bragging about my balls of steel in last Sunday’s marathon but mine are shrinking up to little peanuts after hearing Tea’s story. She swam in the arctic, biked in the Sahara, and ran in a hurricane. No shit. Go read the report.
Congratulations you crazy tri people. Much respect. Much, much respect.
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Monday September 17, 2007 @
Actually, they tend to call the halves “Ironman 70.3″ now, which makes as much sense as calling a 10K “Marathon 6.2″, but anyway…. it’s an effective marketing hook, that’s for sure!