How I Started Running:
I ran as little as possible when I was in the Marine Corps. It was easily my least favorite physical requirement. After I retired it got worse. I grew to 250 lbs and got winded climbing a flight of stairs. Gold’s gym opened right beside my job, coincidentally just after New Year’s Day, though I didn’t join as a resolution. I did a couple of workouts on the floor but didn’t feel like it was a good fit, I wasn’t excited. Instead, my workout partner and I signed up for the Studio classes (Cycle, Burn, and Gold’s Fit) and I was hooked. I lost 43 lbs in 3 months and won the local weight loss challenge. 5 days a week, for a year and a half, I did at least 1 hour-long class, many times I did 2-a-days and got into OCR racing.
Gym schedule changes caused me to not be able to go to the classes anymore, so I started running every day. I have run at least 1 mile every single day since September 30, 2018.
My Favorite Moments / Biggest Accomplishments:
Getting to the starting line of my first OCR. (Warrior Dash Charlotte 2017)
Finishing my first Spartan Trifecta within 30 days, before my birthday the year of my transformation. (Asheville, West Virginia 2017)
Finishing the Spartan Ultra (50k) (New Jersey 2018)
Completing my first Marathon despite massive leg cramps. (Hatfield McCoy Marathon, WV, 2019)
Future Goals:
Super Villain 10k (Asheville, NC, Sept 21 2019)
MCM50k (Washington DC, Oct 27 2019)
Dollywood Light the Way 5k (Pigeon Forge, TN, Nov 15 2019)
Lookout Mountain 50 mile Ultra (Chattanooga, TN, Dec 21 2019)