Why I keep going back to 'women who ride'

[Geonz]

'Cause I can relate
http://womenwhoride.typepad.com/laura/
"For more than an hour, Becky and I watched the show together over the phone, crying our eyes out for Scott Rigsby, the first above-the-knee double amputee to finish, and Charlie Plaskon, the blind 64-year-old grandfather, who ran and finished the race tethered to a guide to show his grandkids what you can accomplish when you put your mind to it. I was touched by pro, Rutger Beke (who finished #4 in 2006), suffering from the damage of a tendon injury, walked the marathon to place #898 instead of dropping out. He said, “I don’t think it’s very respectful of those people [the age-group competitors] to just quit when it’s not going your way.” By the time the last person crossed the finish line to beat the midnight cut-off, my tissue mountain was enormous."

[firenze11]

Oh, I will have to go there more often. What a great set of blogs.

I've been watching Kona for about 6 years now. I remember the first time I saw it, I was doing homework and liked the background noise of the TV. There wasn't anything else on so I settled on the Ironman. That was the year the Hoyts and their bike broke down and it didn't look like they were going to make it. Then recently there was Jon Blais and all the men and women who paid tribute to him. And all the other incredible stories every year. I spend that night glued to the TV crying, too.

And I've never liked to watch sports, but this seems so different to me. I'd love to do that one day, maybe there's a little triathlete lurking within me.

Thanks for posting this Geonz!