Isn’t it wonderful how many inspirational people there are
out there if you just look for them? I
am beginning to enjoy getting to pause for just a moment and meet people along
the way rather than just pass them by. Today while entering the KROC Center
I met Bella Scott who checked me in and labeled a towel
with my name. She has been working there for six months and rides her bike into
work 3 miles each way and walks in when there is snow. That is dedication.
Next to her was Cody Childers who wants to
run the Hayden Triathlon this year under 1:20 total. He bought a bike from Mountain View Bike in Hayden for Christmas which bike store he
recommends. It is and Orbea-Onix carbon fiber road bike. Here is a picture he
sent to me. Next year he wants to run
the CDA Triathlon and sometime perhaps the Ironman. Isn’t this a nice looking bike.
While training easy on the Eliptical machine again today for
30 minutes and greater than a 10 min mile pace I saw an unusual site in front
of me. A married couple holding hands while running on treadmills next to each
other. I watched as they held hands, this way and that, ran backwards, danced
on the treadmills while still holding hands. Their names were Zach Doty and Katie Doty. It was 8:30pm
to 9:00pm at night. They have been members for two months and came in a couple
of times a week. Zach was interested in knowing more about the Hayden
Triathlon. He said I could find out more about them at their web site which is www.WeLoveEachOther.org
Isn’t that an interesting website name
that they were able to obtain. On their
website they pronounce their love and acceptance of Jesus as their Savior, have
poems, songs, pictures and invite you to visit the Hayden Bible Fellowship Church. Nice site, read the poems. My favorite one is
called “Courting Your Wife”. I left a
comment there. No wonder they were holding hands while running on the
treadmills. A pretty inspirational couple if you ask me.
While in the outside hot tub before it closed at 9:30pm on
Fridays I met Doug Murray. He seems just like me. A Jr. High athlete
that ran the 800m in less than 2:09 and over the years had years of fitness and
years where it wasn’t a priority. An interesting fact about Doug is that at the
age 14 he ran his first marathon, in Houston, without training or warning to
put on Vaseline to ease the constant rubbing. In fact he did a one mile warm up
run just before the start. He was on
pace to complete it in 3:30 or less when he hit the wall at the 20 mile mark
and all but stopped, then walking and semi-jogging the last 6 miles to finish
under 5 hours. As we left the Kroc
Center I asked him what I could challenge him to do – run the 400m in less than
60 seconds? He is thinking about it and
will get back to me. He moved to CDA
from the Colorado Springs area 4-5 years ago.
His two daughters attend CDA Charter School which
he recommends as a good educational school.
A question I have for experience triathletes -> Is there
a wall in a sprint or Olympic distance triathlon?
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