On this weeks show I talk with yet another inspirational athlete about his journey through adversity to achieving his dream of completing the Kona Hawaii Ironman World Championships.
I first knew of Nathan in 2013 when standing in the crowd at the finish line of the Port Macquarie Ironman triathlon and I see out of the dark, a guy running down the finish chute tethered to his running partner. At the time I had started to lose a few kgs and harboured a dream of completing my first Ironman in Melbourne nearly a year later. The hair on my arms literally stood up and tears welled in my eyes as I watched this guy run through that finish line!! Bloody amazing it was. This was the first of 3 full Ironmans that Nathan would complete before heading to the big dance in Kona Hawaii this year.
Fast forward a year or so and I met Nathan after he completed the Western Sydney 70.3 triathlon in 38 degree heat at Penrith NSW.
Nathan is a remarkable guy. We often think when we see things happen that....I could never do that. That's ridiculous. He/she is a freak. Well talk or listen to Nathan for 5 minutes and you'll quickly learn that indeed Anything Is Possible. His passion and drive for living an active healthy life exudes and his goal is to motivate and inspire others to have a crack at something big.
You can find Nathan on Facebook by searching his name. He'd love to hear some feedback from you. I can't wait to see what he has planned next and I look forward to going for a run with him soon.
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Until next week
Keep moving
Keep going forward and
Keep Kicking Goals