In this episode, we look into the inspiring journey of a 38-year-old from Houston, Texas, who's six months into training for his first 70.3 triathlon — the Oregon 70.3 in July 2025.

Having never done a triathlon before, he started with minimal swimming and cycling experience but embraced the idea that "you can't expedite fitness."

Background
02:00 - Early Start and Preparation
04:10 - Training Approach
05:00 - Swim Training
06:09 - Bike Training
08:20 - Run Training
09:09 - Challenges and Lessons Learned
14:30 - First Sprint Triathlon Experience
16:30 - Experienced the Swim Nerves
18:20 - Unbelievable Bike Execution
23:30 - Negative Split Run
27:00 - Off to The Next Race

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