What It's Like Being a Plus-Size Triathlete | Iris
An unlikely triathlete pens a love letter to her body.
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Dear body, this is Leona.
You are an athlete.
I have not always believed this,
nor have you always lived the life of an athlete,
but you have always been one.
I remember the day that I realized that you
were almost pounds and the warning the doctor gave me.
It clicked in my head that if I did not make changes
to make my life healthier, you would not be around
to see my nieces graduate high school.
I started working out with a personal trainer
and a nutritionist and you began shedding weight
and getting stronger.
I would see people in my community running
and I wanted you to be able to do that.
So I found my running coach and my running club
and my life changed.
I found a community of people who supported each other
and supported you on this crazy journey.
They were there to cheer you on for my first
half-marathon, my first triathlon,
and too many five-Ks to count.
It has not always been easy.
You've had injuries and setbacks.
There have been times when I did not believe in you.
But I have found motivation in my community of people
in real life and online.
I look at pictures of my nieces and I remember
that is also about them.
I not only wanna be their favorite aunt,
but I also wanna be their role model.
I've now started my life over in New York City
a week before my th birthday,
and I'm ready for new adventures
and new ways of proving that you are strong
and you can do anything, and helping other women
see that they are as well.
Body, I will never stop believing in you
and I will never doubt that you are an athlete again.
I am amazed by you.
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What It's Like Being a Plus-Size Triathlete | Iris
