{"id":2280,"date":"2025-11-07T08:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T08:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/?p=2280"},"modified":"2025-11-06T10:29:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T10:29:37","slug":"medias-previsoes-e-o-sino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/medias-previsoes-e-o-sino\/","title":{"rendered":"Averages, forecasts, and the bell"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1-1024x335.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1-1024x335.png 1024w, https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1-18x6.png 18w, https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-1.png 1579w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">There, with my feet in the sand, listening to the bell ring and with AC\/DC\u2019s Thunderstruck echoing in my head, the answer to \u201cwhy\u201d had never been so obvious.\nIn the summer of 2024, among conversations with those who run, swim, and cycle, the question came up: Have you ever thought about doing an Ironman? The 70.3 one \u2014 it\u2019s only half.\nNot even in my boldest dreams did I think I could swim 1,900 meters, cycle 90,000, and run 21,000 meters. Just reading the numbers would take my breath away.\nI, who had never gone further for reasons that now, with years of distance, seem like weak excuses and sheer comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The seed had been planted \u2014 I had completed the Faial-Pico Crossing, and my athletic ego was sky-high. I signed up as soon as registration opened. There was no turning back. In the following months, I couldn\u2019t train as much as I wanted to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kids with school and sports activities, work, and home don\u2019t leave us much room to maneuver. Then came the discouragement phase. The solution? Waking up at 4 a.m. to run, cycle, and swim. Preparing dinner for the family before heading out to train. The months went by, and with the help and understanding of my whole family \u2014 and all the friends who showed up along the way \u2014 the day finally came.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"996\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2285\" style=\"width:420px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-2.png 996w, https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-2-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-2-18x9.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Emotions were running high, and I knew I was going to make it \u2014 after all, all my Excel charts and tables with averages and forecasts said so.<br>7 hours, 27 minutes, and 58 seconds. I rang the bell and crossed the finish line. I never thought about giving up during the race, even though the back pain while running was intense. There were tears, laughter, and plenty of swear words along the way \u2014 but it\u2019s done.<br>A resposta ao why que ecoava pelos autifalantes era simples. Why not?<br>2027 ser\u00e1 o ano do Ironman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alexandre Sequeira<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ali com os p\u00e9s na areia a ouvir o sino a tocar e com o Thunderstruk dos AC\/DC a ecoar na cabe\u00e7a, a resposta ao why nunca foi t\u00e3o \u00f3bvia.No ver\u00e3o de 2024, entre conversas de quem corre, nada e anda de bicicleta, surgiu a pergunta. Nunca pensaste em fazer um Ironman? O 70.3 que &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/medias-previsoes-e-o-sino\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;M\u00e9dias, previs\u00f5es e o sino&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sem-categoria-en"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Clube Swim4fun","author_link":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/author\/geralclube-swim4fun-pt\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2280\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clube-swim4fun.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}