Smashing the Competition

INCIDENT:
This evening I went to see Chris McCormack speak to a crowd of aspiring triathletes. McCormack, or Macca as he is known in the triathlon world, is a professional triathlete who has won the triathlon world championships in the Olympic distance. He now focuses his energies on the longer distance ironman triathlons. Somehow these past several years the Ironman World Chamionship has eluded him.

MORAL:
There is nothing more humbling than being reminded of our weaknesses. Macca openly admits there have been many times that he was over confident and this confidence was ultimately his downfall. But the challenge keeps him coming back year after year. If we are not challenged by our pursuits then why pour our hearts into them? It is in the challenge that we find meaning.