After battling three-foot waves in the Gulf of Mexico during his 4.2 mile swim, and cycling through 112 miles of Florida pavement, Lt. Col. Kelly McJoynt hopped off his bike Nov. 6 in anticipation of the 26-mile run that lay ahead.
“I remember feeling elated as I started the marathon leg,” he said. “I knew that no matter what happened, I was going to finish my first Ironman Triathlon. That was the point I knew I could finish because even if I had to walk it, I’d make it to the line.”
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