As a child I actively participated in grade school sports (football, baseball, and basketball). In High School I was a letterman in football and track. Then in college I played football for Duquesne University. After college I began pumping iron and competed in a few ANBC natural bodybuilding competitions. In 1996 I began a long and disappointing break from physical activity, but in 2004 after changing my eating habits and losing a substantial amount of weight I began running and mountain biking. It wasn’t until October of 2005 that I got the crazy notion that if I learn how to swim I could try a triathlon. So I joined the Sewickley YMCA Masters Swim Team and worked very hard at lap swimming. My first triathlon was a sprint distance in 2006 and was very shocked to have finished 2^nd in my age group. Since that day I have been hooked on the sport. To date, I’ve completed 5 Sprints, 2 Olympics, 5 Half Ironmans, and a 2 Ironmans. My favorite races are the Sprint and Half Iron distances. I am thankful to have the chance to be part of Ballou Skies, and race for something more satisfying.