For 1300 athletes from around globe March 6th 2010 was due to be an epic day. It was the Taupo, New Zealand Ironman race, a kind of crazy endurance triathlon that takes an awesome amount of physical training and mental strength to conquer.
After many months of training their day began at 7am with a 3.8km swim, then followed by a 180km cycle and finished up with a full marathon 42km run!!
This year a group of friends and I went along to support a mate who was doing the Ironman for the first time and he crushed it in just 10 hours, 43 minutes. Insane!
It was the most inspirational event that I have been to in a long time. Seeing people of all ages and gender out there giving it everything they’ve got in the tanks to get around the course. No doubt its a tough ask and but a never give up attitude and a strong will to succeed gets them over the line at the end of the day.
If you’re ever looking for a boost or scratching for inspiration find yourself an Ironman event and go support the hundreds of people out there doing it! It’s truly awesome.
Here’s a few videos and pics of Brad captured from around the course and crossing the Finish line.
Just past half way on the bike
High fives on the last stretch before the finish line
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