True Inspiration
True Inspiration

When Harriet Anderson crossed the finish line at Kona — the Ford Ironman World Championship — in October 2009, there were a few reasons she stood out.

At 74 years of age, she was the oldest female competitor to complete the race. At 11:53 p.m. she finished, just seven minutes before the cutoff. And the reason she’d taken longer than usual?

The arm taped to her side was a clue. She’d broken her clavicle at mile 80 of the bike ride when another cyclist bumped into her. Did that deter Harriet? No. She picked herself up, finished the next 32 miles on the bike, and promptly walked the entire 26.2 miles of the marathon.

You can power through the 2.4-mile swim in ocean water. You can jump on your 27-speed carbon bicycle to ram through 112 miles of hot, dry pavement. Finally, you slip into a pair of shorts for a 26.2-mile marathon. Thousands begin the race and many fail to make the finish.  In 2013, at the age of 78, no one else could match her “Wonder Woman” power to cross the finish line—first in her age group.

Running an Ironman breaks most men down to physical misery and exhaustion. To do what she does at age 53 all the way to 78 defies our imagination. If you are a man or woman, look her story up on the Internet. She will motivate you, cause a sense of awe in you and bring out the best in your body, mind and spirit.

Endurance sports are not about finding your limits; they’re about finding out what lies beyond them. For Harriet Anderson, she lives with no limits.

 
 
Learn to push through pain. Cause it 

will hurt, and hurt, and hurt, and then

one day... BOOM !!! Stress fracture. 

Then you rest
5:00AM 

The hour when legends are either 

waking up or going to sleep
BOSS: "Hey, can you hop on Zoom 

real quick?" 



ME:

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You know you're a runner when you  can say things like "I'm just running an  easy 6 miler today" and you  really mean it
I went to a book store and saw a book titled: "How to boost your running endurance by 50% in 4 weeks"  I bought 2.
Today I'm going  to pretend I ran; but really, I went  shopping for new running shoes
I wanna become a faster runner by  tomorrow F*CK
Grateful for all the friendships that running has given me
i'm all for saving money until it comes to running
I miss hating the summer heat.
I overthink. I overtrain. I overeat.
If you're feeling slow, just know that there's someone out there who's New  Year resolution was to be able  to race at your recovery pace
Just two goats staring at each other
Soon as you speak on how good the  training is going ... shit stop going
Imagine falling in love with someone and then finding out they think 5K  marathons are a real thing
Friendly reminder that it's not always  sunshines and rainbows. Sometimes it's speed work and hill repeats
Had lots to do today.  Went for a run instead.
Not only is it not Friday, it's not even Thursday.
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