fat smoker to triathlete

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  • Cgirlish
    Cgirlish Posts: 263 Member
    Awesome, I hope to join you next year in Racine, you did amazing and it was fun and inspiring meeting you after the race, I agree the waves were Hugh and you did amazing , congrats on your journey and 70.3 race
  • gigglemachine
    gigglemachine Posts: 82 Member
    Great story, you have achieved so much! And I cannot believe your first triathlon was an IRONMAN 70.3!!! Thanks for providing lots of inspiration and motivation, especially when I see your "crazy" workouts in my newsfeed :)
  • tiggsnanny
    tiggsnanny Posts: 366 Member
    Amazing :smile: and thankyou for the inspiration
  • mabbzie
    mabbzie Posts: 161 Member
    That's incredible! A-freaking-mazing transformation. You're like... a completely different person!
  • msjames1999
    msjames1999 Posts: 528 Member
    Great job!!
  • carolynh7
    carolynh7 Posts: 40 Member
    amazing story - well done for never giving up even when injured :smile:
  • adenium11
    adenium11 Posts: 173 Member
    Congratulations!! That's a great triumph!
  • mcrumpsf
    mcrumpsf Posts: 36 Member
    You are an inspiration! Thank you for sharing this, expecially about setting goals and sticking to them even with setbacks. I needed to read that! :)
  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
    You look great :) Congrats!
  • mohanj
    mohanj Posts: 381 Member
    Extremely proud of you. An Amazing job. Thank you so much for sharing your story and also for the great advise. Certainly inspired and motivated me. I love to read stories like yours. Thanks again.
  • leannerae40
    leannerae40 Posts: 200 Member
    I've always wanted to do one of the Diabetes Run for the Cure. They always have the runs in these amazing locations. I'm DOING IT! I'm setting a quit date for September 25th for smoking - my 40th birthday. Thanks for your inspiring story!
  • JerZRob
    JerZRob Posts: 68
    How long were you a smoker for? I've quit for 6 months now and still find myself short of breath when jogging. Just hoping that it will get better soon. Smoked on and off for 20 years.

    Congrats on reaching your goals!
  • Southern_Belle_LA
    Southern_Belle_LA Posts: 931 Member
    Bump for training inspiration!
  • silvergurl518
    silvergurl518 Posts: 4,123 Member
    you are a new person and i SALUTE you.

    *amazing*
  • hinzee4
    hinzee4 Posts: 155 Member
    All I can say is AWESOME!!!!!
  • twinkleton
    twinkleton Posts: 63 Member
    Lovely story. Well done you!!!!
  • sdpeklo
    sdpeklo Posts: 82
    You are one of the most inspiring stories I have ever read on here. You have amazing willpower and determination. I am a former smoker and current runner. Swimming is not my thing which keeps me from doing any tri's. However, You Are An Ironman!!! That is so cool! BTW I second and third that you do not even look remotely like the same person in your pics. Best of luck on your future endeavors and congrats to your wife for quitting smoking as well. : )
  • EyeOTS
    EyeOTS Posts: 362 Member
    Inspiring results.
  • farida1960
    farida1960 Posts: 18 Member
    Congratulations , there are two important people in my life who is obese and I would love them to read your hard work and awesome results.
  • shmatichka
    shmatichka Posts: 93
    I bow down before you man! You are a true inspiration:flowerforyou:
  • boatsie77
    boatsie77 Posts: 480 Member
    Congratulations on your extraordinary fetes of strength and courage! Thanks for sharing your inspiring story and advice we all can use. All future Ironman competitors better watch their backs--you're unstoppable!
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    A half-iron............holy crap, my hat is off to you!
  • fleetzz
    fleetzz Posts: 962 Member
    Wow! Very impressed.
  • KokowithaK
    KokowithaK Posts: 88 Member
    This is incredibly inspiring; I love it! I also quit smoking this past year and have started running. I just wish I could easily run 3-4 miles on the first try haha! I barely got a mile in 20 minutes my first time. Looks like you were meant to do this!
  • geechegal
    geechegal Posts: 29 Member
    A true personal best!!!!
  • 007bondage
    007bondage Posts: 631 Member
    Thanks for sharing your story. You are an inspiration :)
  • luisalg14
    luisalg14 Posts: 202 Member
    I love your story so freakin' much. Thank you for sharing it, truly! I too would like to one day complete a triathlon, but am a lousy swimmer. You've inspired me to dream and to keep working :flowerforyou:
  • ShrinkingKitt
    ShrinkingKitt Posts: 36 Member
    HOLY MOLY!!! Btw you are looking HOT! Nice job!! That is VERY inspiring!
  • Samoa_Moni
    Samoa_Moni Posts: 105 Member
    You look great, but most importantly you look happier=) Way to stay at it=)
  • onagrind
    onagrind Posts: 1 Member
    Your past life sounds like the life I'm leaving behind. I have a couch and a bike too!! I need to get off the couch and put the bike to use. Thank you for the encouragement!! Way to go... And you look so healthy!!

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