I quote from dNeero convo...
"Endurance training and racing requires quite a commitment from athletes ... the commitment is for time and money ... they put up with pain, they eat for the event and buy supplements that cost a bundle ... their equipment is specialized to their events (shoes, high performance clothing, bikes, skis, wet suit, heart monitor, exercise equipment, etc., etc.) Some of the athletes are in the professional ranks, but most are age-groupers. Why do the age-groupers do it?"
This new conversation from dNeero vastly reminds me of the e-mail which was sent to me, about a very touching and the most inspirational real-life story of a father and a son who participated as a team in various racing competitions more significantly in an ironman triathlon. Here's a definition of this type of race according to Wikipedia :
"An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organised by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) consisting of a 2.4 miles (3.86 km) swim, a 112 miles (180.25 km) bike and a marathon (26 miles 385 yards, 42.195 km) run, raced in that order and without a break."
What made their team much different from the others is the fact that this father and son team competed in triathlons and various races, climbed mountains and crossed their country despite the son (Rick) being a handicapped. Rick has severe cerebral palsy which was "caused to a loss of oxygen to his brain at birth because his umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck" (Read more...).
Watch one of their videos here.
"Endurance training and racing requires quite a commitment from athletes ... the commitment is for time and money ... they put up with pain, they eat for the event and buy supplements that cost a bundle ... their equipment is specialized to their events (shoes, high performance clothing, bikes, skis, wet suit, heart monitor, exercise equipment, etc., etc.) Some of the athletes are in the professional ranks, but most are age-groupers. Why do the age-groupers do it?"
This new conversation from dNeero vastly reminds me of the e-mail which was sent to me, about a very touching and the most inspirational real-life story of a father and a son who participated as a team in various racing competitions more significantly in an ironman triathlon. Here's a definition of this type of race according to Wikipedia :
"An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organised by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) consisting of a 2.4 miles (3.86 km) swim, a 112 miles (180.25 km) bike and a marathon (26 miles 385 yards, 42.195 km) run, raced in that order and without a break."
What made their team much different from the others is the fact that this father and son team competed in triathlons and various races, climbed mountains and crossed their country despite the son (Rick) being a handicapped. Rick has severe cerebral palsy which was "caused to a loss of oxygen to his brain at birth because his umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck" (Read more...).
Watch one of their videos here.
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