After nearly 2 years of training, I completed my first Ironman! It was a long and sometimes difficult and very emotional road. With the support of so many people and training from Coach K and Brian, my dream came true. On July 27, 2014 I completed Ironman Lake Placid. The day started with rain, then thunder and lightning storms, and as I got on my bike it started to hail. Then, as if god was watching over us, the sun came out and I had the race of my life. Even typing this I still...

The day I became an Ironman!

The sport of triathlon has always intrigued me but I could not swim a length without being exhausted. Five years ago I started taking swimming lessons and then started to do a few sprint and Olympic distances. In 2010 I wanted to celebrate my 50^th birthday by completing a half ironman distance race. The race I selected was the Mussellman triathlon. It was a great accomplishment to achieve that day; however I was left with a feeling of “unfinished business”.

So the dream started to take...