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A son asked his father, ‘ Dad, will you take part in a marathon with me? ‘ The father who, despite having a heart condition, says ‘ Yes ‘ . They went on to complete the marathon together. Father and son went on to join other marathons, the father always saying ‘ Yes ‘ to his son’ s request of going through the race together. One day, the son asked his father, ‘ Dad, let’ s join the Ironman together.. ‘ To which, his father said ‘ Yes. For those who don’ t know, Ironman is the toughest triathlon ever. The race encompasses three endurance events of a 2.4 mile (3.86kilometer) ocean swim, followed by a 112 mile (180.2 kilometer) bike ride, and ending with a 26.2 mile (42.195 kilometer) marathon along the coast of the Big Island . Father and son went on to complete the race together.
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Tuesday, 12. August 2008
I have seen this story before and absolutely Love this story. How many people can say they give themselves over to anything let alone their children as much as this man has. In this day and age we are all so self absorbed that we forget what’s important. God and our Family and our ‘family’