Literally got on the website to check your results AND YOU'RE 5 MINUTES AWAY FROM THE FINISH!!!! YOU DID IT MAN!!! I am so so happy for you! Edit: Managed to catch you on the live finish line cam and my goodness was it so cool to see you cross and how emotional you got! After all this training and the effort you've put in to it it was really great to see you make it! Well done, so proud of you!
Chode, wishing you nothing but the best of luck trying to emulate Iron Man down under. As I type these words of encouragement, my hands are covered in cheetoh dust and my wife is on her 3rd date of the day with a 6'5" athlete from our condo building. I'm anxiously awaiting your great results. Cheers mate, i'll be tuned in.
it's strange how i have done absolutely nothing to get you here except happily watch the videos and yet i'm SO FREAKING PROUD. you have worked so hard and inspired so many in these last 8 months and i can't believe the culmination is already here. so many good vibes were sent today, and no matter the details of the specific outcome, i hope you can appropriately recognize how positive your impact on others has been through this experience (we do in fact ascend together), how physically and psychologically significant and fruitful taking on this challenge has been for you, and how unbelievably proud we all are of you and hope you are of yourself! thanks Cody, congratulations, and choo choo :))
My dad was doing the Port Mac Ironman as well, I was standing at the exit of the swim then saw you, thought ‘wow that guy looks super similar to Cody Ko’, then realised an hour after you finished it was actually you!! Dying I didn’t get to see you on the course more. Congrats Cody and family 🎉🎉
The race starts in like an hour and I'm literally gonna be asleep throughout the whole thing (It's 10pm here in NL) but GOOD LUCK CODY! YOU GOT THIS! CHOO CHOO
Cody I started getting into running seriously around September & started my sobriety with drinking in November & your videos have truly inspired me to keep going. I’m looking to run my first marathon before my birthday this August & im 6 months sober! 😊
This year I finally stuck to my New Years’ goals of working out, and your channel has helped me a ton. I started with walking every day, and now I’m at a point where I work out five days a week. Yesterday, I ran my first-ever 5K and finished with 29:55 as my time. I still hurt today but it was 100% worth it. We Ascend Together! Choo Choo!
IT HAPPENED OMG OMG OMG. Cody, many others will be saying this, but I'm gonna say this- I'm super in awe of your discipline and motivation. All these training videos made me eat better, quit nic, exercise more and swim more- I literally swim at 10.30pm now even if it rains or something! In the beginning I used to think like "If Cody can swim at 5.30am in a lake, I can swim in the dark in a safe swimming pool"
I was genuinely surprised when he said 8 months, this channel feels new but also like it's been around forever, can't wait for all of his hard work to pay off ❤❤
GOOD LUCK CODY!!!!! you've worked so so hard through the good and bad days, through injury and social events... you made it so far and no matter what happens, you're a winner in our eyes!!!
IM SO PROUD OF YOU CODY!!!!! I can't believe race day is already here! I've watched your videos while I'm on the treadmill or stairs, and it keeps me motivated! Keep up the great work!
What a wild journey it has been to see you progress through the weeks. From seeing you absolutely hating the idea of biking and slowly enjoying it more to getting yourself through an injury, it has been very inspiring to watch you show up every week :) I'm running my first half marathon tomorrow - These videos have definitely helped with keeping me motivated through my training block!! So thank you and best of luck on your race!!!
Seeing your progress pumps me up!! Signed up for my first 10K this summer and everytime I want to quit I watch ur training vids! Motivates me everytime!! Good luck!!
Super stoked to see the race footage. It's been awesome seeing you train for all this, so I guess this is the moment of truth bro. Best of Luck! I know you're gonna kill it.
I’m doing a century ride with my dad this summer, and these videos have been a huge encouragement in my own training. Thanks for posting your journey! I’ve loved getting to follow along.
Congrats on completing the race Cody (and to your parents)! Love how you motivated so many people including me to strive for better health and lifestyle! It's just so heartwarming to see your highs and lows during training to seeing you finish the ironman race! I hope you get to rest up. Love you and Kelsey!
cody... thank you so much for doing all of this and bringing us along. I just started training for my first (super) sprint triathlon and this is incredibly informative. thank you!
Hi Cody, Im an Aussie and I watched this video before I did my 10km race in Manly this morning!! I listened to Moderation so many times on my run 😂 it really is a great beat to run too. Thank you for the inspo and I hope you smashed your race!
so, so happy for you! watched the live finish and got super emotional watching you cross the finish and then Kelsey coming over to you. awesome job man
i've loved following along on this journey!! i just ran my first 10 mile race last week and although that's small compared to an ironman, it's been so motivating to watch these videos. GOOD LUCK!!!
GREAT JOB CODY!! That time isn’t easy to make on your first race!! Hope your hips aren’t hurting too bad!! I’m 23 and have completed IM- TX, AZ & Kona last year!! Hopefully one day we will run into each other at a race! Much love to you & kels!!
Cody, just want to say thanks for your inspiration. I turned 30 this year and I hadn't run a mile since probably 2009. A month into taking it serious I'm down 10 pounds, can run a slow continuous 5k (34m) and am training for a 10k. I haven't felt this good since high school.
2 weeks out from my first 1/2 marathon after thinking i'd never be able to even run 4 mi!!! and you're part of that story!! go cody we're all so proud of you :')
DUDE FUCKING CHOO CHOO lets gooooo Cody!! We are all behind you, my man! Kick some fuckin ass down there and enjoy every second of it! I can't believe its been 8 months, praying for you big dawg!
Hey Cody! Idk if you’ll see this but I ran my first marathon today Got it done in the OC, want to thank you for your videos helped me get by my training. Seeing you on your hard days reminded me we are all human and all have hard training days. Thanks man
I feel emotional for Cody. Yet another person who started running again after watching Cody trains vid alate last year. Haven’t run in years and so happy I’m back at it and more healthy and consistent than I’ve ever been in my life 🥺 thx Cody!!
Ahhhhh!!! It’s happening!!! So pumped for you!! Watching your journey has been one of my favorite pastimes. Humor and motivation. THE BEST MIX! You GOT THIS!
Good luck Cody!!!!! 🚂🚂I’ve been watching along while training for my own 70km cycling event that’s tomorrow but got hit with covid today🙃 Super bummed at my awful timing but I’ll be living through your race experience!!!
I grew up watching my dad do ironmans and so it's been really insightful and fun to watch you train. Congratsssss! I just checked the tracker and you're at 110k on the bike let's gooooo :)
