My karate instructor, Eric Belker had completed a dozen Ironman distance and many sprint tris. At the beginning of our karate year, he always had us write down our goals for the year. He “made” me write down that I was going to compete in the Grizzly triathlon. You so not say no to your karate instructor. I wrote down that I was doing the Griz. That was it! I competed in my first triathlon about 13 years ago and have stuck with it. I love training, and competing. I love the sport and I love helping others who may want to try a tri.