My story is not well known. I made the front page of the local newspaper and did an interview for the local fox station. I had national news groups calling to do interviews, but there was one small problem. I wouldn't release footage of me hitting the ground. Why not? Well, for one, I didn't think it was needed, and two it didn't exist. No one knew I was in the mess, and our camera man was tracking down gear to recover. When I spoke to the national media, they said "Our viewers will not be able to understand the story without seeing you hit the ground". That ended it for me.
Kona is a triathletes dream. We all know the special interest stories they do. I was confident I could get a slot from NBC to celebrate my five years. I wish I could have been like Jordan Rapp, or others, back after a catastrophic accident in a year. But my body wouldn't allow it, and I used all my luck in simply surviving. I'm in amazing shape given my accident, and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
External circumstances (will post about later :) ) did not allow me to be in Hawaii for Kona this year, so I decided to do Chesapeakeman as "My Kona". I'd rather support a local race, which my family can attend, to celebrate my recovery and progress from the accident.
Here you'll find more about me, my story, my training for Chesapeakeman. I'm hoping a few companies will support me during my triathlon season, and getting my story out.
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