I began my triathlon career in 2012 after seeing my brother trained for and finish his first 70.3. I have a background in swimming and enjoyed riding bicycles (mainly MTB), but never competitively. Running was non-existent as a kid, as I suffered from asthma and couldn’t run without a rescue inhaler, so I simply didn’t run. After much research, I met IronTex and Mike Blankenship, and with my wife, Adriana, discovered that being active was actually a lot of fun. The social aspect of triathlon was what kept us coming back to practice each week and also discovering what their minds and bodies were capable of achieving. I also enjoyed the fact that I could share the sport with my wife, we use it as our "us time.” Swimming, biking or running are, more often than not, date nights.