320 pounds on February 1, 2026. 249 pounds now. Training for Ironman Jacksonville on May 16, 2027. Everything is written down here as it happens, with the numbers.
Read these first
What losing 71 pounds actually changed
The 2XL shirt, the dated weight table from 320 to 249, exactly how it came off, and what nobody warned me about.
How I started running at 250 pounds
A 16-minute mile with stops, a pool that made me forget how to swim, and what fixed the chafing, the side stitches and the shoes.
Month one of Ironman training
Four weeks, 189 miles across three sports, and the first honest numbers of the build to Jacksonville.
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Why this site exists (and what it will never be)
I started heavy. This is the record of what happens next, written down as it happens, with the numbers attached and nothing staged.
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Month one of Ironman training: 189 miles and a pool that humbled me
Four weeks, 189 miles across three sports, a 16-minute mile that became a 13:30, and the first honest numbers of the build to Jacksonville.
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How I started running at 250 pounds (after quitting at 300)
A 16-minute mile with stops, a pool that made me forget how to swim, and what actually fixed the chafing, the side stitches and the shoes.
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What losing 71 pounds actually changed (and what it did not)
320 pounds on February 1. 249 now. The scale turned out to be the least interesting part.
New here? The Start Here page has the house rules and the numbers so far. The About page has the whole timeline.