Huge Respect

 

Many people come to me or comment on my Facebook activities, saying that they are impressed with my sports activities, that I inspire them or motivate them to do some exercise. This is the single reason I keep posting so many of them, as I hope to keep contributing for other people to start/doing more exercise.

Sometimes is not easy to get out there to do a run, a bike ride or a swim, specially when it means waking up at 5am, before a full day of work. Sometimes is not easy to complete weekly training program that adds up to 10 or 12 hours of exercise (and all time on preparation, driving, stretching, etc.), but it surely pays off at the end, mentally and physically.

Last weekend I attended an Ironman 70.3 from the outside, and I have a lot of respect for everyone that participates and finishes one. I saw 1600 people, swimming 1.9, cycling 90and running 21.1 kilometres. While seeing it from the outside, and looking at some of the people that were doing it, there was one things that kept coming to my mind:

“Anyone can do an Ironman”

I saw a one armed man, paraplegics, men and women over 70 years old, overweight people, swimming 1.9, cycling 90 and running 21.1 kilometres, under 30ºC temperature and 80% humidity. I have a profound admiration and respect for all athletes, but in special for these people that don’t give up despite their physical challenges, age or level of fitness. And most of the times, you can see a smile on their faces.

For this I would say, Anyone can do an Ironman.

 

 

“Doing an Ironman isn’t hard, Life is”