Photo By Brannen Parrish | Travis Miller runs the marathon portion of the Ironman triathlon in Tulsa May...... read more read more
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Keystone Lake Manager, Travis Miller, competed in the Ironman competition at Keystone Lake and Tulsa, May 23.
Miller signed up for the competition to demonstrate his support for the community since stakeholders were able to bring the event to Tulsa.
“One of our stakeholders called and asked me, he said, ‘Hey Travis, Tulsa’s bidding on an Ironman. They’re wanting to know if we end up getting the bid would you be supportive of it because we’d like to begin at Keystone Lake.’”
Miller told the stakeholder on the phone that he would do more than just provide verbal support.
“I said, ‘I’ll be fully supportive. Not only will I be fully supportive I’ll consider signing up,’” said Miller.
When Tulsa was selected, the stakeholders wouldn’t let Miller forget it.
“It didn’t take long for them to call me and say, ‘Have you signed up yet?’” said Miller. “I told them that I said ‘I’d consider signing up.’ but I went ahead and signed up.”
Miller signed up when the registration opened in 2019. He thought he’d train hard for the better part of the year and compete during the 2020 event, but local authorities rescheduled the event because of the COVID-19 fears.
“When the COVID factor and everything kicked in it’s like dangling that carrot and when you’re getting ready to grab it, it gets yanked away so you can’t have it for another year.”
Miller didn’t even own a bike and he had never run more than a five-kilometer race before signing up and starting his training.
The Ironman event in Tulsa included a 2.4 mile swim, a 116-mile bike ride and a 26.2 mile run.
“It felt really good,” Miller said about completing the race.
| Date Taken: | 05.23.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 06.07.2021 14:40 |
| Story ID: | 398309 |
| Location: | TULSA, OK, US |
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