Triathlon and the Brexit

It is very difficult to decide how much one has to carry or is able to carry.  The Brits for good or bad decided that enough is enough, I do not believe that this is a decision taken with the guts or a thoughtful one.  But there was a question in the mind of the Brits regarding how much they could tolerate and when they voted the balance between the pros and cons was where they took the decision; the situation is not going to change for decades or generations.  The same decision could be taken ten or twenty years from now because the same panorama will prevail; it takes decades to see changes.  It is a decision taken with fear but a very brave decision at the end; better now than later.  Our team have taken decisions similar to the one taken by the Brits.

 

Our environment is full of corruption, misconceptions about performance, misconception about science and wellbeing.  Nochixtlan is about an hour by car from where our kids live and it has been in the news.  Triathlon could not survive in Nochixtlan, many things are needed before something could flourish in Nochixtlan and surroundings; I would summaries it as a lot of work to do and education to perform well are needed.  We have done our own Brexit to be competitive worldwide.  We are familiar with the pros and cons of a Brexit but it is the only way to perform at our maximal capacity.  As Albert Einstein said: “the only rational way to educate is with the example.”

During 2012 Triathlon World Championship, we rented an apartment in London to make it easier for us.  We were surprised to see that there were ethnic places with no relation to Triathlon or any sport related activity.  They had no relationship to the Brownlees whatsoever. Queens in New York came to my mind, except that the police was not around and rules were different from the wasp culture.  Reminded me of Mexico City where there are houses interconnected with an entrance from a store in some neighborhoods.  I was stopped in one of the stores where I went to get my boarding passes.  They asked me and told me that I was seen walking around the neighborhood and they wanted to know where I was from and what I was doing there. My appearance can pass for many things: a brown Jew, a Mexican with a little of French flavor, a local with a mixed race. That image I keep from London.  The Brexit is understandable.  Diversity has been stretched too far in some cities in Great Britain and they have difficulties talking to each other because they have difficulties recognizing themselves as themselves.