After an inauspicious, non-athletic childhood, I began swimming and running in college to try to become that jock I never had been. While tough at first, I found I enjoyed becoming fit and looked to triathlon as my next goal. Being in the mid 1980's, triathlon was a new, fringe sport, but appealed to me as a great test of overall fitness. While I was mediocre at best, I discovered cycling to be my strongest event. I started bike racing in the late 80’s and through consistent, unstructured training and hard work, slowly started to move up through the ranks.

My breakthrough occurred when I discovered “Periodization” training in 1995. Once on a structured, annual training plan, I made great strides and had my best season by far and became a Cat. 1 in 1997. While balancing work, family and training, I reached my cycling peak in 1999 with a top 20 (top 10 amateur) placing at Elite Nationals Time Trial and qualified for and competed in the 2000 Olympic Cycling Trials.

I then decided to go back to my roots and signed up for Ironman Wisconsin in 2002. After successfully training for and completing the race, I have transitioned to more running and less biking, but continue to work to find the perfect balance. Along the way, I realized I would like to share what I have learned over the years and help those ‘working stiffs’ out there to realize their goals while keeping a balance in their lives as I have.