I see the finish line through the Ice Village, the arch and the time sign, people cheering, the hostess encouraging them to make more noise. A shiver runs down my spine; not the cold-induced kind of shiver, but that of success, of pride, the sensation of floating, the ultimate happiness of the culmination of an unparalleled effort, of having overcome adversity. I cross the line in all serenity, I capture the present moment. Cryogenized, I feel alive.