I immediately knew this is what I wanted to train for. Because of my role as a husband and a father I knew I needed to lead by example, which included living a healthy active lifestyle.Īfter searching the internet for inspiration, I came across stories of trail runners and ultra-marathons. This was my “wake up call.” I finally decided to stop and take a hard look at my life and my health. After getting back home from vacation and a visit to my doctor a couple of months later, I was told that if I didn’t start changing my lifestyle my condition would only get worse. It was then on that mountain that I knew I needed help. I could barely breathe and my body was completely exhausted. We made it to the top but I was in terrible condition. Washburn which is 10,243 ft-even though at the time I was almost 280 lbs. Sadly it wasn’t until the summer of 2012 on a family vacation in Yellowstone National Park that I realized how unhealthy I truly was.ĭuring our vacation, my two sons, my nephew, and I decided to hike up Mt. I was prescribed a medication that required me to have my blood tested every six months. Back in 2010, after having some tests ran during a checkup with a family doctor, the results came back and I was diagnosed with a condition and was told if untreated it could potentially lead to other health issues.

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