Ice Chamber Couples Pt. 6
Kim and John Martinez joined the Ice Chamber family in January 2006. On their 2nd anniversary, they decided to compete in a sprint triathlon. Enjoy watching them in the 2008 Bearathlon (yesterday)!
Thank you for continuing to inspire us all with your unwavering dedication to health and fitness.
Kim and John,
You two are a superstar couple indeed!!! Can’t wait to see what other athletic feats you both have in store for us this year…
Lookin’ good in those swimsuits too! Woo, hoo!
Congrats! How exciting to accomplish this great feet! An inspiration to us all…
MANY hats off to you both! You look great!
Awesome!! I am so proud of you guys..what a joy to watch you both cross the finish line with a smile on your face!!! Can’t wait to see what is next for you both…Congratulations !!!
Thanks for sharing your success! You both are a great role model for your children, community and us IC’ers.
I guess there can be no more “milling” jokes for John!
GREAT JOB!
Kim and John wanted to try an athletic event. So what do they do? They enter the “event dubbed the World’s Toughest Sprint Triathlon.” Love it!
Congrats to you both for being kick ass people and fit role models to the kids!
that is so awesome…your dedication to your training and each other is so inspiring. I got all misty watching John hug Kim after she crossed the finish line. so sweet. congratulations to you both for getting out there and doing that s%*t.
It was wonderful to watch the video – it made me smile and get a little misty as well. It was inspiring, motivating and exhausting to watch. You both are AMAZING and congratulations again and again.
Congratulations!!! I was thinking about you this weekend – you both look fantastic! Most importantly, it sure looked like you were having fun! Give yourselves (and each other) a big pat on the back – great job!!!!
INCREDIBLE !!!
You two are sooooooo awesome!!
It is very inspiring to watch you two in action…..and such great smiles all throughout – Congratulations Kim and John!
p.s. Steve & Maya – another fantastic video as well – i just love them!
Wow, thanks everyone! We are so happy with the way things turned out. The weather was great (for February), and we felt well prepared and even better supported.
Kim and I agreed as a New Year’s resolution to do a triathlon this year. If you know Kim, it will come as no surprise that she wanted to do “The World’s Toughest Sprint Triathlon” in early February, explaining the panicked look in my eyes recently. Fear is a great motivator, and I appreciate Kim for lighting a fire under our butts. As I’m writing this I’m watching one of those CNBC stock market shows and they are talking about the amazing increase in sales of Icy/Hot during the last few months (true story), and I feel accountable for it.
We feel so well supported by our IC family! We received so much great coaching, support and well wishes leading up to this, which we really appreciate. Of course the whole culture of support starts with the example that Steve and Maya set (after all, it wasn’t us taking the video!). It was great to hear Steve and Maya’s voices during the race cheering us on, and to see them with Jess at the end smiling as big as we were (Mateo was there too!).
So when we had to buy our single day USA-Triathlon card on Sunday morning to compete, we looked at each other and chose the one year option, and if we do more this year or this one next year, we would love more IC company. Maybe a Bearathlon team next year?
John and Kim, you guys look awesome out there!! All that training paid off and more…huge congratulations to you both.
Mani, your personal training regimen last year was so tough and well-rounded that we felt that we could do anything (hence the ridiculous challenge!). It also taught us that we could exercise hard for two hours in a row, which is exactly what we needed. Thank you for all your help and encouragement!
Wow. Amazing. You both are truly inspiring. Congratulations!
Kim and John,
I forgot to say: you look MARVELOUS (Billy Crystal voice)!
Congratulations, you two! I’m sooooo impressed! The great thing is that you looked like you were having fun out there while you were accomplishing great things. Thanks for the inspiration…
I did forget to say…..you both radiate “pure joy!”
That is incredible! If there was an “American Gladiator: Couples Edition,” I would love to watch you two square off against Steven and Maya so we could cheer all four of you on!
Thanks for being two inspiring and amazing people!
One more thing… It was really special to see the look on Tara’s face when you both crossed the finish line.
Thanks for sharing such a cool video. Congrats and wonderful job on your finish!!! Wow you decided at the New Year to do the race. All I can say is WOW…
Maybe you give some pointers to those of us who want to follow in your foot steps??
Congratulations!!! I am completely impressed and inspired… WOW!
Rachel, we may be naive, but not crazy… If we went on Gladiators with Steven and Maya, they would squash us and leave Mateo sitting on our remains…despite the “respect your elders” thing!
Just kidding, Steven and Maya… it meant a whole lot to us to have you cheering us on. Who could have predicted (two years ago when I was just learning to do 3 pushups in a row) what your training would lead to???
We’re looking forward to getting back to the bootcamps to see the new toys!
Ditto on the inspiration. John and Kim never fail to impress me with their strength, skill, and speed.
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing such an inspirational accomplishment. All the more reason to love Kim and John (as if we need any more reasons).