"Anyone can do the distance if they want it badly enough. There is no bigger challenge in triathlon than the Ironman distance, and ultimately the decision is yours and yours alone. The right answer lies inside you. You will do the training, you will make the necessary commitments, and you will miss out on certain other aspects of your life. For many, the trade is worth it. One is never "ready" for a ironman-distance race. The event is far too big for that. However, we firmly believe that anyone (and we mean anyone) can complete the distance so long as they have one ingredient: will. The will to train and, most important of all, the will to finish."
-- Joe Friel and Gordon Byrn in Going Long
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
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I love that quote! Thanks for sharing.
One of my favorite parts of the book.
Wow. That's kind of awesome and scary. I'm pretty sure I don't have the will to complete an Ironman and don't plan to for a while.
Although, when we had kids we knew that I would never be totally "ready" for it, and still, as hard as it is, we're glad we did.
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