Bh. Ironman Timur Čerkez preplivao 21 kilometar u svrhu podizanja svijesti o karcinomu

Triatlonac i najmlađi Ironman u Bosni i Hercegovini Timur Čerkez danas je uspješno savladao veliki zadatak i izazov – preplivao je 21 kilometar u svrhu podizanja svijesti ljudi o raku prostate i raku dojke.

Čerkez je inicijativu najavio krajem oktobra, a podržali su ga Udruženje Think Pink i Moustache Charity Club.

“Planirao sam da ću završiti za osam sati, ali sam ovu distancu uspio savladati za 7 sati i 47 minuta. Samo plivanje je bilo još veći užitak radi velike podrške koju sam dobio kroz cijeli ovaj proces. Vrlo sam zahvalan i Udruženju Think Pink, Moustache Charity Clubu, ali i svima koji su na bilo koji način odlučili podržati ovu inicijativu”, rekao je Čerkez nakon izlaska iz bazena.

Podsjetimo, mjesec oktobar je vrijeme podizanja svijesti o raku dojke, dok je novembar poznat po pokretu “Movember”, odnosno podizanju svijesti o raku prostate.

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It only seems impossible until you do it! 🏊 Finished 21.1k and I gotta be honest, it was both harder and easier than I thought. The water got cold for me after 5k so in the second half i had to get a swimsuit. On the other hand, mentally and physically I was ready for the challenge. Now the mental part wouldn’t be possible without you guys, i had over 100 messages (WTF) of support and they held me together when it got rough with the cold. The whole event got media attention and i feel like we are doing skmething bigger here as an athlete community. This is far from over and it wont be just a pit stop for me. I will keep pushing the message on every opportunity i get. Once again, thanks to everyone. ❤️ P.s. @colin.de.souza you are a great inspiration! 💪 #raceforthecure #run #triathlon #triathlontraining #triathlete #cycling #triathlete #longdistanceswimming #openenwaterswim #triathlon_world #longswim #3athlonlife #supersprint #sundaylongrun #triathlonlife #marathontraining #timetrialtuesday #triathlonrace #roadtoironman #timetrial #halfmarathontraining #halfironmantraining

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