After completing dozens of 30 day challenges, I needed another challenge. But this time, longer than 30 days. So I signed up for an Ironman 70.3 and gave myself 10 months to train. I am documenting every step of my training journey - from swimming, cycling, and running. This blog post is the beginning of a 10 month journey.

I never expected to learn how to swim this quickly. I discovered a relatively simple swimming technique that took me from struggling to swim 2 laps of the swimming pool, to completing 100 laps in a single session. And the most surprising part? It had nothing to do with strength or endurance.

I ran 5k every day for 30 days. I had no idea how dramatically my body would transform. I relatively 'average' when it comes to fitness, so I was shocked when I could suddenly run distances that used to leave me gasping for air. This 30 day challenge was definitely one of the most rewarding challenges I've done so far.'