unfortunately for john, on the day of the race, weather conditions were so bad, organizers were forced to cancel the swim. >> i'm disappointed but not angry. what the heck? ironman, here i come. [ applause ] i don't think my race is any harder. it's just my race. >> good job! >> when i'm at my lowest and things are really hurting, i'm going to think about people who tried their best to ridicule me and make fun of me. those people are going to motivate me to dig deep and keep going. >> reporter: and john kept going. for over 14 hours until he crossed the finish line. >> finish line! >> i'm pretty proud of myself. it was amazing, very special time. i'm feeling pretty good. >> wow. fit nation, around the world in eight races. it's today, 2:30 eastern, only here on cnn. all finished.