Day 45: Let’s rest instead…

Calli comes tonight from the US in a couple of hours so instead of doing swimming day we decided to swim tomorrow and take the day off today.

We found this great video about the Arizona Ironman. Don’t worry we are not going to talk about this forever. The thing is that it reflects very well all the journey of a regular person trying to become an Ironman finisher. The Pros can finish in 8 or 9 hours, but for a normal person it takes 12, 14 or even 17 hours! 17 hours of your day swimming, biking and running… The truth is that it doesn’t take just 17 hours of your day but most important, it takes COURAGE, COMPROMISE and MENTAL STRENGTH among others to finish an Ironman.

This video is 10 minutes long. If you think that is just too much, try waking up in the morning for months or years to dedicate one or two hours of your day (or more if you are a pro) to train for something as big as this! THAT really is too long! However, as I said a few days ago, people participating in an Ironman are different. All of them have a very clear objective in their heads, which is finishing that day with a whole new perspective about what they are and what can they achieve.

Are we the right material for an Ironman? We really hope to be someday! But today we want to say KUDOS to every single finisher! Every single mom, dad, grandpa, grandma, son or daughter that after a whole week of pain and recovery can look at their family and friends and say: I’m an Ironman Finisher!

“People have to really suffer before they can risk doing what they love.” – Chuck Palahniuk