A blind man’s triathlon pursuit

We tend to frame this country’s fitness and obesity problem almost entirely in terms of lifestyle and motivation. Even the most out-of-shape, time-pressed couch potato can find some way to start exercising, we say. You make it a priority, get up and do it. I’ve written words to that effect any number of times. It took Doug Powell to remind me, to my embarrassment, that it’s not always that simple. Powell, 60, of Falls Church, is working out twice a day as he prepares for a full Ironman triathlon in Wisconsin this September. Six days a week, he swims, runs or bikes for as much as an hour in the morning and another hour in the afternoon. On weekends, he does long runs and even longer bike rides. No lack of motivation there.

Full Article – http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/15/AR2010031502735.html

Thursday, March 18, 2010