70.3 in 70.3
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
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| Industry | Marketing |
| Location | Warren, MI, United States |
| Introduction | In April of 2013 I weighed in at a weight I never reached before: 255 pounds! We had a challenge at work to lose weight and I accepted the direction to do something about this! I started working out & cutting back on fast food & junk food. By June I added jogging to my workout program & HATED it! The first time I ran a mile, I thought I was going to collapse! By July I had lost nearly 30# & started running three miles at a time. A close friend of mine (unbeknownst to me) was also working out. When we compared notes, we began to challenge & encourage each other. He even talked me in to doing the "bike" portion of the Lexington Sprint Triathlon. By August, we both signed up to do the Port Huron Triathlon. I did all three disciplines of the race & came in middle-of-the-pack for my age group. In November, I received an email that let me know that Key West was hosting a triathlon: a full-distance Ironman & a half-distance Ironman. I committed to half-Ironman! Swim 1.2 miles, bike 56 miles and run 13.1 miles. This equals 70.3 miles! So here I am! 54 years old, training to do just one thing: FINISH! This blog documents my training! |
| Interests | Brewing beer |