She didn't always approve of your involvement in triathlon. Her appreciation of sports was limited. For her, it was just a past-time, a means to other ends: alleviation of boredom, making new acquaintances, attaining a medically desirable level of health. Beyond that, it was a luxury, an extravagance, and ultimately a waste of time.

They tell us Ironman is a superhero. They tell us Ironman has super powers, with super strength and super speed and special armor and the ability to fly.

This is a personal note to help improve a particular aspect of race day that's become more glaring in the light of current environmental awareness. Consider this a personal contribution to help our sport become more green on the occasion of Earth Day.

When is a 15 mile ride not just a 15 mile ride? The last time I was on my bike, it was for a funeral.The last time I was on my bike, my daughter was born.

note: this is excerpted from the original post at http://jonathaninthedistance.blogspot.com You start the day thinking it is your race. Your race, and yours alone. Because this is Ironman.

"A body at rest tends to stay at rest and a body in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force." ~Newton's First Law of Motion

excerpted from the original posted at Jonathan in the Distance We sacrifice so many things to this sport. Time. Energy. Money. Muscles and lungs. Blood and sweat. Emotions and words. Laughter and tears. Things. Pets. Possessions. People. Especially people.

Note: this is excerpted from the original post at Jonathan in the Distance. It happens all the time. Near the end of every season. Past the big race of the year. After all the training.

"It filled him with a great unrest and strange desires. It caused him to feel a vague, sweet gladness, and he was aware of wild yearnings and stirrings for he knew not what." ~Jack London, The Call of the Wild I don’t know if London was a runner, but evidently, he understood.

the original version of this is on my blog, jonathan in the distance