Deborah's IronTeam Page
"Everyone is an athlete. But some of us are training, and some of us are not." -Dr. George Sheehan
Once again, I’m training for a triathlon through Team In Training. This time, I’m training for the 2008 IronMan Louisville triathlon -- Kentucy, here I come! The race consists of 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of cycling and 26.2 miles of running…Yes, all in one day. This is one of the most difficult physical challenges I will ever undertake. However, I have a great deal of inspiration to keep me going over the 10 months of training because I'm training and racing in honor of incredible people who are battling – or have battled – all types of cancer.
The stories and strength of these individuals inspire me when I feel like skipping a workout or quitting. They also inspire me to reach my goal of raising $8,000 to help stop cancer from taking more lives. I need your help to do this.
DONATE TODAY! No amount is too small (or too large). If you're not able to donate, please pass this website along to someone you think can. I’m also in need of your kind words of support and encouragement – keep them coming! If you would like me to train in honor or memory of one of your friends or loved ones, send me their name (debacosta@gmail.com) and I will add them to my website, race-day jersey and bike when I race.
My personal honorees are:
- My mom!
- David Morris
- Elizabeth Player-Jones
- Ralph Easley
- Ken Casperson
- Tom Maravilla
- Randy Manuel
- Mickey Bernard-Penrose
- Robert Wilonsky
- Jim Martin
- Carolyn Gaston
- Rob Walker
- Tom Maravilla
- Louie Bonpua (www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq-xBHdnHLE)
- 07 Spring Team Honorees: Myland Hui, Kim Cianciolo, Craig Dalton, Todd Elliot, Chris Gage, Jonas Kellner, Mark Smith,Nira Feeley
- The parents and families of Camp Kesem (www.campkesem.org)
Training officially started the first weekend in October. The first three months of training were the “base” phase and January marked the start of the “build” phase where our workouts got longer and more intense. We now have a.m. and p.m. workouts on many days and completed an Olympic distance practice triathlon on Treasure Island. The first weekend in February, I'll did my first ever half marathon in SF. The last weekend in March, I'll take on an even bigger challenge and try my first half-ironman at the WildFlower triathlon course. Stay tuned for future training updates.
"Dare Greatly! It is not the critic who counts nor the man who points out how the strong man tumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better, the credit belongs to the man [or woman] who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood. Who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst if he fails at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat!"
Theodore Roosevelt
