The Triathlete

Not for the faint of heart, not for the weekend warrior type, and not for the arm chair athlete. The triathletes are a special breed of athlete.
No mountainous muscles or intimidating features, the triathlete stores their true power deep within. To look for evidence of such power, one only needs to look deep into the eyes of these warriors of the elements just before and after the beginning of competition.
Then, nothing else matters. They have no past, there is no future and life means nothing except the distance that needs to be travelled.
All that is regarded as living is suddenly redefined into a simplified existence within each arm stroke, each breath of air, and each step. But even then the true triathlete, regardless of their level finds the euphoria of the Triathlon not only by its finish, but from the Zen like state that comes, that gives them the superhuman ability to break any and all limitations - that keep men
simply men and women simply women. They are super athletes proving their worth only to themselves for the satisfaction to have said
“I did it”…….again…