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
> 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
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