* Post surgery weight loss during first two weeks; 41 lbs; Office record

    * No more medications (greatest accomplishment)

    * TOSRV 08 (Tour of the Scioto River Valley) 210 mile bike tour

    * TOSRV 09 (Tour of the Scioto River Valley) 210 mile bike tour 

* TOSRV 10, 226 mile, 2 day cycling tour, May 8th/9th 2010

    * Pedal-with-Pete 08 (Cerebral Palsy) 102 mile bike ride

    * Road biking regularly (15-60 milers, at least twice a week, and year round)

    * C.O.P. Columbus Outdoor Pursuits, Challenge 21

* Clear Creek Metro Park day hike (12 miles)
* Tar Hollow State Park day hike (18 miles)
* Zaleski State Forest day hike (23 + 1 miles)

    * Multiple Metro and State Park hikes

    * Climb and summit of Mt Rainier 7-23-2008 at 7:45 am

    * Climb and summit of Mt McKinley 7-02-2009 at 4:45pm

    * Multiple 2-3 day backpacking trips to Shawnee State Forest

    * Daily workouts at the Marysville, Ohio YMCA (4-5 hours a day, six days a week)

    * Total weight loss of 165lbs and a body fat measurement of 13.1% (April 10th, 2009)

    * Multi-day backpacking trips in Kentucky and Tennessee

    * Olympic Distance Triathlon

    *Indoor (winter) Sprint Triathlon

    * Columbus Half Marathon, 2009

 * Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, Seattle WA., June 26th, 2010

  * Sprint Aquathon

     * Capital City Half Marathon, 2010

     * Race for the Cure, 2010

     * Firecracker 5000, 2010

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Future Goals:

     My primary objective is to become the first Bariatric Surgery recipient to climb Mt Everest.  This is a very difficult challenge, one that I've given special consideration to.  Setting my goal high is what has kept me motivated, even on bad days.  My future plans include: 

           * Several 5k marathon during the summer of 2010

    * Mountaineering Triathlon, WV, Aug 8th, 2010

    * Toyota Challenge Half Ironman Triathlon, September 2010