Comments on: I Tri Hard

By: Russell

Russell — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:29:32 +0000

When I started working out, I took a photo. It sits on the counter in my bathroom. I see how I don’t want to look, and I have other photos that my wife just took to show the progression.

Health is a major, major overlooked thing. Why spend half your life being successful and working to be an entrepreneur only to die at 45 from a heart attack?`

I’m way proud of you for taking this on.

By: Lance Parks

Lance Parks — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:21:33 +0000

Josh,

May I suggest getting a book called “Marathon: You Can Do It! by Jeff Galloway. It helped me greatly in preparing–at least for a Marathon. As far as doing the Ironman there are just four words: “That’s awesome!” and “You’re nuts!”

By: Jeremy Votaw

Jeremy Votaw — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:41:56 +0000

I started on this kick about 4 months ago. I made the logical equation that a healthier me, is a more productive me.

Working out has done a couple things:

1 - I am a lot happier. I used to be such a dink towards people, now I find that I feel so much happier, I am nice to people.

2 - I have more energy. When I first started into business, I was much like you - working long hours. As I got more and more out of shape, I was getting less done. Now, I find I have so much more energy and focus, that even though I am spending less time working, I am far more productive.

3- My wife is much happier with me.... and that goes a long ways to keeping an entrepreneur motivated and happy.

It's a win win...win.

I will be running the Salt Lake Marathon in 2008. See you there? Or will you be in Boston?

By: Joshua Steimle

Joshua Steimle — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:44:32 +0000

1) Yes, couldn’t have done it without you, thanks, and 2) I guess I’ll have to work up to it. In a few weeks I’ve gone from being able to run one mile without stopping to three, and I’ve only gone running a few times. Just 23.2 miles to go!

By: ben

ben — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:28:35 +0000

Two questions:

(1) When are you going to give me credit for your start in personal fitness; and (2) how in the $*%#@ are you going to run 26.2 miles? (You couldn’t even hang with me on the elliptical machine for 30 minutes.)