Ironman Jan!

After a 2.4 mile lake swim with 2300 of her closest friends, 112 miles of biking on "rolling hills", and a mere 26.2 miles of running, Jan finished the Lake Placid Ironman.
There are many variations of a champion. Obviously the first man or woman across the line is a champion. Then there are people like Jan (actually not, she is pretty unique). Think about what a normal fifty year old woman is like in America. That is not Jan. Married soon after her 19th birthday, first daughter before turning 20, another at age 22 and a third at 25. Work, college, work, college, work and college together until earning a masters degree.
Four years ago a desire to learn about triathlons began with friends Lou and Eileen attending the Fleet Feet Tri-community college. A few sprint races, then entry into Louisville IM. Two attempts, two dnf's in the scorching heat of Louisville, but still Jan didn't give up her dream of completing an IM. So, she made it into Lake Placid and a year of training proved finally proved successful as we heard the words we had all been dreaming about,

"JAN MCCULLOUGH, YOU ARE AN IRONMAN!"