First post

I am new to blogging. I am new to swimming. I am new to fundraising. I am new to Triathlon. Unfortunately, I am not new to Leukemia from a friend's standpoint. My friend, Matt Morrell, lost his battle with Leukemia.

It was really hard to watch what was going on. What was worse was that I was a couple thousand miles away. I felt totally helpless as he was going through it. Who am I to complain though - he had some really rough times.

I finally decided to do something; something that will cause me to go through some rough, painful times. Ultimately, that will be my tribute to my friend and my effort to help save others.

I am doing an Iron-Man through Team in Training. I can't swim. I lost 40 lbs in a crash diet to get myself ready to train. I beat myself up on the bike and running and go through a near-drowning daily. When I say near drowning I mean NEAR DROWNING.

My hope is that I will inspire people to donate, inspire people to become fit, inspire people to join TNT, and to raise awareness for Leukemia and other blood cancers.

I am going to chronicle my training and other related experiences as well as stories about Matt and other Leukemia victims during my journey.

Thanks for reading!