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#128
Watercolour
Carole Villeneuve
November 2013
10.5" x 14.5"
This painting was inspired by an Ironman competing in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho in June 2013. The physical goal of completing an Ironman distance consists of
swimming 3.8 km or 2.4 miles,
cycling 180.2 km or 112 miles
and running 42.2 km or 26.2 miles
........all this with a goal of completing it under 17 hours.
The mental focus required to complete an Ironman is unmeasurable.
The Ironman in this painting
swam the distance in 1:06:21,
cycled for 5:54:49
and ran the full marathon at the end in 4:18:59
for a total time of 11:28:29.
"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another."
-Walter Elliot-
If that's what perseverance is how does one describe what keeps the Ironman moving forward as he completes many long races one after another.
