Triathlon here I come, I'm ready!

GregCrowder · August 2010

My story.
Weighed myself on January 24th, 2010 and weighed 280 lbs. My bodyfat was 46%. This scarred the heck out of me, my wife and my kids. On my birthday March 4th I was turning 55. The minute I saw those numbers on the scale I knew I was going to make a change.
The next day I started the Body for Life program and the Eating for Life nutrition plan. After 4 months I signed up to compete in the Vancouver Triathlon on September 6th. This helped keep me focused on training and eating right.
The outcome is that today my weight is 207 my bodyfat is 22%.
Even more exciting to me is that with the Triathlon next Monday I did a 20 km Bike ride and a 6 km run today. I completed this in 89 minutes. My target for the Triathlon was 95 minutes for the Bike and Run.
I am now confident that I can not only complete the Trathlon but also post a good time.

michlingle · August 2010

Isn't it amazing to accomplish something you never thought possible? Congratulations! We all have the power to do it, it's just some people have to hit their bottom to find out and make a change, and that bottom is so different for each of us.

GregCrowder · September 2010

Today is Sunday September 12. Completed the Triathlon on Monday the 6th in 1 hour 58 minutes. Placed 201 out of 228. The weather was horrible cold and raining. Despite the weather was an amazing experience and I will compete again. Now I have a time on record I can create my own challenge with improved times. My next triathlon will be in Palm Springs March 6, 2011.