I am not much of an adventurous person.
I wouldn't exactly call
quilting
Daring
So when I see my family members
challenge themselves
to activities
I would never dream of doing,
I stand
in
awe
Our Son In Law Dano
recently got back from Utah
where he participated in a
1/2 Iron Man
In this Triathlon event he
started out with a
1.2 mile swim
in Utah Lake
Followed by a 56 Mile bike ride,
and then a
13.1 mile run around the Provo River
Oh my
Even after dealing with
the unfortunate experience of
two flat tires
Dano managed to come in
under his 5 hour goal.
All of his early morning training
paid off.
I think he calls this fun.
I do see a smile at the finish line
as he hydrates
and accepts his medal.
Then daughter #1 called me the other morning
from
the beautiful Red Rock country of
Moab, Utah
the beautiful Red Rock country of
Moab, Utah
where I thought she was on a
simple
Labor Day jeeping trip.
Labor Day jeeping trip.
"Mom, I just jumped out of an airplane!"
"Whhhaaaatttttt????!!!"
Lets just say I was
relieved that I found out
after
she was safely back on the ground.
The first 30 seconds out of the plane
is a
free fall
Aubrey, like her mother, has a fear of heights.
(I get dizzy climbing a step stool)
Skydiving
was something she
challenged herself to do as
a way of
Overcoming
and
Facing Her Biggest Fear
I am so proud of her!
Is that a smile I see
on her face?
or is she shouting
H
E
L
P
!
E
L
P
!
8 comments:
OMG!! Something I would never do is parachute jump! Congrats to your daughter for facing her fear and your SIL for his determination at reaching his goal!
A huge congratulations to both of them.
I know how you feel. I am not a daring person either but both my boys have jumped out of airplanes (I hope they are finished with that now) and my middle daughter and her boyfriend just ran a 50 mile and 70 mile marathon. I'm tired just writing about it...
Those Iron Man competitions are intense. Way to go!!!
Now .... jumping out of an airplane??? Why???? I'd be glad to find out afterwards too.
I stand in awe right with you. My older daughter has done a marathon and a triathlon before having her babies. My younger daughter has done a 1/2 marathon and has also been sky diving. No way that I could do it - but I sure admire those who do.
I'll stick to my quilting and golf.
I am not an exercise person although I try to daily exercise I do nothing like what you show!! few of us do I bet. I like your daughter would love to sky dive but I know at my age I will never do it now - good for her!!
My congratulations to Dano. Are you sure it wasn't 1 and a half Iron Man? Well done to DD and DSIL - Hugs Nat
My daughter is doing an Ironman in Lake Tahoe in 12 days. She has been training for a year. Glad to see he did his half Ironman so well. I can't even imagine jumping out of an airplane.
That iron man thing is not for sissies. And the airplane thing is insane.
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