I digressed from my history with the Hy-Vee Oly report. As I went through the 2007 season with the Oly, Half-Ironman, and Ironman I discovered a renewed passion with endurance sports. I knew this is something that I needed to be involved in for many years to come - it was in my blood, and the passion and desire to learn, grow, and conquer was thriving. After the Ironman I knew I wanted to increase my knowledge of triathlons, as well as athletic nutrition, exercise, health, etc. Knowing that this was a path I was ready to go down I signed up for a USAT Triathlon Coaching certification class. I also began to prepare to become an ACSM Personal Trainer and later a Certified Level III Cycling Coach.
As I thought more about this, and tried to figure out where this passion resided, and tried to understand why I had this need to get so involved - I needed to find the underlying purpose of the passion - and I discovered it was the need/desire to help people. With the growing obesity problems in the US today, especially with children, triathlon is a great segway into leading a healthy lifestyle. If I can be a catalyst to this change, I would feel that I'm doing something that is making a difference in people's lives - a positive difference in people's lives. So, this is where the journey begins.
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