IronMan Stories
NBC is running its coverage of the 2006 Ironman Championship in Kona this afternoon. The race was actually in October. Right now, they're showing all the people who don't know when to quit and come across the finish line in the last hour before automatic disqualification at midnight. (That would be my category.)
They talked about Madonna Buder who was hoping to finish her *20th* IronMan. At the age of 76. She didn't even start running until she was 49. She's also a Catholic nun. She finished with one minute to spare before the midnight cutoff and she's planning to be back next year. Sister Madonna Buder is the only person aged 76 to have finished an IronMan.
Now *that* has boosted my recently flagging motivation to keep getting on my bicycle every night after work. I've been trying to spend an hour on the bike at night plus stretching and some weight work. Once it warms up in the spring (and is light out before and/or after work), I'll add in running too.
They talked about Madonna Buder who was hoping to finish her *20th* IronMan. At the age of 76. She didn't even start running until she was 49. She's also a Catholic nun. She finished with one minute to spare before the midnight cutoff and she's planning to be back next year. Sister Madonna Buder is the only person aged 76 to have finished an IronMan.
Now *that* has boosted my recently flagging motivation to keep getting on my bicycle every night after work. I've been trying to spend an hour on the bike at night plus stretching and some weight work. Once it warms up in the spring (and is light out before and/or after work), I'll add in running too.
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