Jerzy Mnich has a dream.

A route manager for Topper Linen in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Mnich would love to compete in the Ironman World Championship Triathlon in Hawaii, an event that requires a grueling sequence of swimming, biking and running. “The sky is the limit,” says Mnich, who emigrated with his wife from Poland in 1989 to begin a new life in Canada. “As long as I’m healthy and my legs keep moving, I’ll keep doing that. My goal is to qualify one day for Hawaii Island Ironman. That’s the biggest challenge for triathletes. To get there is such an ...