and I was one of approximately 156 FINISHERS.
had my sights set on IRONMAN Louisville. On
However, it did not come easy! I was part of the
August 25th I FINISHED IRONMAN Louisville in
group of racers that got off course and were dubbed
13:36:08. That’s 140.6 miles of swimming, biking,
“The Lost Tribe”. My finish was even sweeter
and running. My biggest accomplishment to date
though after it came at 31 miles. I then earned
and once again I changed my middle name on
the nickname “UltraBeast” and again changed my
Facebook, to the “IronBeast”. As of this going to
middle name on Facebook.
print, I should be a second time FINISHER of the
Since then, I continuously set my sights to
tougher and more extreme races. My training also
became tougher and more extreme, consisting of
open water swims, dragging and running with
tires, miles of tire flips, and 100+ mile bike rides. I
Spartan Ultra Beast. I’m then looking forward
to IRONMAN Miami 70.3 then a second run at
World’s Toughest Mudder and in early 2014, the
Fuego y Agua 70k Survival Run in Nicaragua.
With all that being said, I’m just a 43-year-old
FINISHED 26 hours and 5 laps of World’s Toughest
guy that took up a hobby of obstacle racing and
Mudder (2012), Spartan Beast in Texas (both days),
have now become a Sponsored Athlete for VPX
SoCal Super Spartan (both days), Super Spartan
Team Xtreme OCR, Team Mud and Adventure and
Miami (laps for a marathon), Spartan Sprint Georgia
I represent Team MudRunFun wherever I go! Oh,
(laps for a marathon), Florida IRONMAN 70.3,
that belt I mentioned at the beginning, it lost about
and the Spartan Death Race (Bib Finisher). In
6 inches and only has to wrap a frame that now
case you missed that; I actually completed all of
weighs about 40 pounds less! My life has become
the Spartan Races in reverse order (Ultra Beast,
an adventure one race at a time! I am truly happy
Beast, Super, then Sprint). I also ran the Gasparilla
and am proud to have so many supportive friends in
Half Marathon and the Masters of all Terrain Half
MudRunFun! MUD people ARE the best people!
Marathon (M.O.A.T.) carrying a tire. All along, I
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