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A son asked his father, 'Dad, will you take part in a marathon with me?' The father who, despite having a heart condition, says'Yes.' They went on to complete the marathon together. Father and son went on to join other marathons, the father always saying 'Yes' to his son's request of going through the race together.

One day, the son asked his father, 'Dad, let's join the Ironman together.' To which, his father said, 'Yes.' For those who don't know, Ironman is the toughest triathlon ever. The race encompasses three endurance events of a 2.4 mile (3.86 kilometer) ocean swim, followed by a 112 mile (180.2 kilometer) bike ride, and ending with a 26.2 mile (42.195 kilometer) marathon along the coast of the Big Island.

Father and son went on to complete the race together:




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Smiles do it every time...

For all I know, I could have been tired, grumpy, stressed, sick, and the kid could have been crying and screaming during the whole bike ride. But this moment in time, captured by a tiny camera thrown into a purse as an afterthought, is how I choose to remember that whole day...