I really felt that we had one of those inspirational stories that would give me the chance to run down the famous chute of Alii Dr to hear Mike Riley say, "You Are An Ironman!" I did not know at the time how difficult or long this journey would be. It has taken everything that I thought I could give and more. I have not made it yet, but I am not done...
In hindsight, I am kinda glad that I did not make it to the Ironman World Championship the first year that I attempted. If I did, then I may not have met all the amazing people I have met, and Shawn's Anomaly may not exist in the way it does today.
Last year, World Triathlon Corporation introduced a program called "Kona Inspired"! The program allows average athletes that may never have the chance qualify for the Ironman World Championship to be invited to share their inspirational stories and competed in the triathlon. This has been the greatest opportunity yet for me to get my chance to cross the finish line in Kona.
I came so close last year from getting the invitation, but I just came up a little short. I learned a lot about that experience. I learned what to do and what not to do. This year is different. This year, I want to make a few promises to you, the follower of this journey. I promise:
- I will only post one posting a day on Facebook regarding voting.
- To keep a positive attitude during the whole process
- To train up to my greatest potential so that I can be ready if I get the invitation.
In return, I hope that you can help me win an invitation by voting daily and most importantly, sharing will all of your friends on Facebook and Twitter at least once a week during the voting process. I can guarantee you one thing, I have all the determination and resilience to do this, but I cant' do it alone. This will take all of us coming together to make this happen. This will be the video that I am submitting. Remember that you will need to vote for the video by going to the Kona Inspired website.
Ultimately it is all about spreading awareness about the Shawn's Anomaly mission and to help those families that desperately need it. Those families deserve the best of what I can give, and I hope that you can join me to give them that.
I want to thank you in advance for your support and I can't wait to announce to you:
I MADE IT TO THE
IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!
