To feel empowered and strong because you accomplished something you never thought you could do is simply indescribable. 3 years ago I was hiking with friends and could barely even make it to the top of Castle Peak. I was with someone who had recently had knee surgery and he was ahead of me! I thought to myself something needs to change. So I started with walking, moved to running and then to biking. I have done everything from fun runs to half marathons to metric century bike rides. At the beginning of the month I decided to do a Sprint Triathlon. Through the encouragement of a friend I started training. It started with a swim in Donner Lake. It was a fourth of a mile swim for the average human but for me it was more of a controlled drowning. But I made it! The next phase was to ride up old high way 40. It is a steady 3 mile up hill. Since I have done 10 mile uphills a 3 mile up hill was a peace of cake...said no one ever! I pushed myself to go faster then I have in the...