L3 Endurance

Just gotta laugh it off like Rip!

It’s just not.

It’s not about times, it’s not about placing, it’s not about qualifying…it’s more than that.

I’m Rick, an 18x Ironman and 6x Kona qualifier. I’ve helped 100’s of athletes earn their worlds slot…but today’s lesson is far greater than any of that.

Today is about providing something bigger than me, it’s about using the physical gifts God has gifted me to provide an experience for someone else, it’s about being an example for my kids, for my athletes, it’s about something far greater than me, it’s about trust and leadership, it’s emotional, it’s heavy and it’s not lost on me.

Today I’m lining up…not for me…but for someone who would give anything to NOT need me. Today I’m the legs for someone who’s don’t work properly any longer.

Today I’m pushing a man with ALS to another Chicago Marathon finish line.

There is not much else in my sporting life that compares to the emotions this experience brings, and for someone I literally met for the first time in person 12 hours ago.

Here’s to a safe day!