I can see it......
The finish line......
Everything hurts, its been such a long, long, LONG day.....
I don't know why I'm doing this and I have fought myself and my aching body for 13+ hours....
But
There it is. Right down the line. Only a few more steps...... just a few more seconds. The crowd gets louder, their cheers bringing me to the end. I feel my tired body reenergized, "You did it" I say to myself. Allowing the reality of a dream come true overtake me, I speed up, against the screaming in my legs. I raise my arms in victory and cross that IRONMAN finish line. "Bethany Longmire, YOU ARE AN IRONMAN!" I hear. A guttural victory cry escapes my lips and I fall into the arms of my family having done it.
A Dream Come True.
I relive this vision practically every day. I can see myself doing it. I will be IRONMAN. But, its gonna take a lot of work. A LOT OF WORK. The victory will be so sweet, but the journey is going to take a level of commitment and dedication that I am just beginning to understand. It's big.
I rode 45 miles the other day and was exhausted. The idea of having to ride 112 followed by a marathon and superseded by a 2.4 mile swim is simply hard to grasp. How? How am I going to get there?
One lap at a time.
One pedal stroke at a time.
One step at a time.
One race at a time. Now that I have accomplished the Sprint Distance Tri, its now time to go bigger. It's time for a Half IRONMAN. This week, I did it, I registered for my Half IRONMAN. Boulder IRONMAN 70.3 next June will be the halfway mark to the biggest endurance test of my life.
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