Day 3 after Florida Iron Man 70.3 and finally we can go up and go down stairs without a side step, whincing, groaning or whining.....
Shredded the quads , hope they heal enough for Columbia this coming weekend.. should be interesting with the hills and the infamous run...
Read an interesting article in a TRI mag on a Marine Major William J. Connor, Naval Academy Grad, who has deployed numerous times, 15+ to Iraq and Afganistan, and has the multi sport life style embraced, racing many in full gear with a 35lb pack and boots just to make it interesting.
Most importantly he vows to finish what ever course, an Olympic, 1/2, Full or Ultra IRON MAN or leave in an ambulance. What caught my eye was his mention of a fellow Marine and grad of the Naval Academy who did not make it back, Doug Zembiec. Doug was our neighbor, friend, and an incredible person...
Major Connor stated he keeps pictures of his fallen in his room and looks at them every time he wakes up. I have a similar pic of Doug, at my office, an action shot taken in Fallougha of him on patrol... That pic is my inspiration as well, he was one hell of a guy... Check out the article on Major Connor, it is incredible, inspirational, and well worth the read, it is called "Die before DNF" Triathlete Mag May 2010
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