Every article on the site, newest first. Monthly training reports carry the numbers; the rest is what actually happened, in the order it happened.
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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.