Austin – Captex Tri is the official annual books in books. But among the athletes today, a very private brother was a special challenge together.
Two thousands of thousands were taking on the Terralon on this memorial day.
The challenges they sometimes faced are very difficult moments than swimming, cycling and running in the cycle.
Daniel Russell said: “I have been cancer. I was diagnosed at the age of 18 months, and leukemia was in the blood. So I was diagnosed with a AML and AOL bonus, and I went to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, then I saved my sister with bone marrow transplant.”
Daniel’s sister, Erine Bokman is not alien to the Terralon and races. This is 47, but the first is with her brother next to her.
“It is definitely a different experience, carrying an additional body and having to search for it, as you know, it is safety, and everything. But I really feel confident. I was training for a while, and yes, I am very excited to transfer it,” Bokman said.
Russell says this support from his sister, family and friends is what motivates him to challenge the difficulties.
“All I have done during my life, most people will not be able to do it, and I have challenged the difficulties, and I still do so, even with the deterioration of my condition.”
Also next to him today, his nephew.
“Another great motive is my nephew. You know, I want to be the best uncle I can be for,” Russell said.
With the support of two volunteers with athletes in the paragraph next to them, and a husband and son of Irene, the team will pay by swimming with an area of 750 meters, and cycling 12.3 miles and 3.1 miles.
“It is a great society here in Austin. After spent a set of time here, you see people up and down in this path every day, throughout the day. We have many of these people who are swimming, cycling and running today, and are dangerous, to honor those who served our country,” said Scott Nelson, General Manager of North America at Supertri.
Captex Tri is the only trion in Austin where swimmers get the use of Lady Bird Lake.
Since its inception in 1991, it has always happened on the day of the anniversary.