My Journey

2 Pack a day smoker for 24 years....
Alcoholic......
Top weight 255 lbs........

That was then. This is now.

Celebrating 25 years of marriage to my wife Angela!
Smoke free for 7 years.
5 years sobriety July 11 2007
Weight loss of 85 lbs. I began Weight Watchers in 01/05 and reached my WW Lifetime goal in 05/05.

I have completed 3 half marathons, 2 marathons, 1 Sprint duathlon and 1 Olympic Triathlon. I am now training for my first Half Ironman and then will continue my training for my first Ironman in Coeur D'Alene Idaho June 22,2008.

I am going to use this blog so others can follow along with my trials and tribulations during my Ironman training. So feel free to drop in anytime and see what is happening.