Monday, September 12, 2011

A Firefighter Honored 9/11 By Competing In An Ironman Triathlon Wearing 65 Pounds Of Gear

A Firefighter Honored 9/11 By Competing In An Ironman Triathlon Wearing 65 Pounds Of Gear
A Madison, Wisc. firefighter Robert Verhelst wore 65 pounds of fire fighter gear Sunday in the 2011 Wisconsin Ironman to honor the victims of 9/11.

He swam 2.4 miles, trekked 112 miles on a bicycle, and ran 26.2 miles – a full marathon – wearing his firefighter helmet, coat, bunker pants, gloves and boots [NOTE this is an error he did not wear his boot] Read more at Business Insider
Here is a short clip of him durnig the race.



Here is a pic as he finished

There is now a finish video of him



Here is his charity Code 3 for a Cure Foundation

Still another video:

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