Congratulations to @lotte_wilms for her courage and brave heart for again putting herself in the line of fire and taking it square on the nose. She might not be the fastest triathlete out there today but she is certainly one of the bravest: fall down 8 times get up 9. This is the real courage, not the one who hides in the bike pack and waits, Lotte stands with her heart at the start line, race after race she steps builds triathlon experience and brings to the sport something so easily forgotten by the cameras and tv coverage and that is the strength to work your way up, the real essence of sport, the courage to lose, the bravery to fight and get up and fight again. This is to train night and day, be smashed with disappointment and frustration, to muscle through it and bounce back ready to fight again. You will not meet a more powerful example of the #olympic spirit what the sport world really stands for before gold and sponsor $ - @lotte_wilms - the realcourage it takes to hear negative comments, discouraging attitudes, critical ones and still, with head high and her beautiful heart open, turn up again and again and say “here I am, I have a dream, I’m growing every single day and one day soon you will recognise your faith in me” - and the sport will be richer for it, that good old fashioned integrity, sportsmanship, and fall down 8 get up 9 proves that every person, facing no matter what pain or hardship in life will, with learning and growth achieve more than they dreamed. #resilience #courage #integrity #strength #gumption #lifecoach #yoga #triathlon
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“I did my race in Cagliari yesterday and came 35th. I had a swim where I only could dream off. It felt I had the whole ocean to myself and was the first athlete by every buoy. I definitely can say I improved from my last 4 races. I always say “expect the unexpected” and so I slipped away getting out of the water. Not once but three times. It costed me precious seconds and so I missed the front bike group. The bike course was very technical. It almost felt like a criterium ride with sand, big holes and broken concrete. I focused a lot in the last 6 months of taking -(more @lotte_wilms @girlswithgumption
