Ironman

すっごい久々にシアトルのDavid（ホストファザー）にメールしてみました。
自分の近況報告として、8月に北海道マラソンを走ること、9月にシドニーマラソンも走ること、今年はシアトルに行けないこと・・・・etc。
　うれしいことに、「いつでもこい！そして奥さんも連れてこい。部屋はあるよ」と。
感謝、感謝です。
そんな彼からビデオが送られてきました。「Ｇｏｄ　Tube」というサイトにある映像なのです。
こんなすごい人いるんだ！と勇気づけられる映像だったので紹介します。

>  To think how petty we are to complain about the tiniest things
>             that happen to us on a day to day basis.
>
>          This is a true story!   (WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW)
>
>             The son asked his father, 'Dad, will you take part in a
>             marathon with me?'.  The father who, despite having a heart
>             condition, says 'Yes'.   They went on to complete the marathon
>             together.  Father and son went on to join other marathons, the
>             father always saying 'Yes' to his son's request of going
>             through the race  together. One day, the son asked his father,
>             'Dad, let's join the Ironman together.'  To which, his father
>             said 'Yes' too.
>
>             For those who don't know, Ironman is the toughest triathlon
>             ever.   The race encompasses three endurance events of a 2.4
>             mile (3.86 kilometer) ocean swim, followed by a 112 mile (180.2
>             kilometer) bike ride, and ending with a 26.2 mile (42.195
>             kilometer) marathon along the coast of the Big Island Father
>             and son went on to complete the race together.
>
>             NOW WATCH THIS VIDEO: Double click on the link below  

 

   http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=8cf08faca5dd9ea45513