Words From Mistress Carol

A Brief note to all on what a Ironman is. He may not have finished his second race but he is definitely an Ironman. A true Ironman pushed them selves beyond where they should go. Commodore did that, true Ironman trains beyond reality, he did that, a true Ironman picks himself up and plans for next event and we are already for that too.

I have no doubt he will do another Ironman race but for now he will do some sprint races and give the Mistress (me) and Mo a break from training and be an Ironmann at home.

Mo loved watching his dad race. He cheered and held up his sign for the Ironman he loves even more than Power Rangers. From a four year olds perspective his dad is the most amazing person in the world. He does not fight bad guys like Power Rangers or Spiderman or carry a sword but he can perform feats greater than any super hero ever has. An Ironman super hero must persevere through years of training, through the pain of racing and uphold standards of commitment to family and the sport that no Power Ranger has to. Mo spent 8 hours watching his dad race on Sunday he was the most amazing four year old. No complaints no fits just the question "when will daddy come by?" He searched and searched for his dad to cheer his Ironman super hero on to the finish. Mo does not understand finishing or not finishing. He knows his dad did an incredible race and that he won. To Mo winning is not coming in first or even finishing. If you ask him he will tell you his daddy won the race, because he was there and watched his dad compete for 8 hours. An incredible amount of time to a four year old and my self. Finish or not he raced for 8 hours before the wind and the heat and his own body called "time". Only an Ironman will go until his body stops working. He pushed himself to the limit literally before he stopped. If this does not teach a four year old about competition and perseverance , goals and what a hero is than nothing ever will. Today our son has a real hero to look up to.

My only words to Commodore are: Great job dear you are amazing! You are an Ironman! Now get over it. Time is up for mourning the loss of a finish photo. Life gets back on track now and your sons birthday party is the next life event, then the sprint race in Mexico, then plan for the next Ironman race.