The Science of Faith: How data tracking helped me become an Ironman!

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The Science of Faith: How data tracking helped me become an Ironman!

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The Science of Faith:

How data tracking helped me become an Ironman!

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IRONMAN2.4 Mile Swim112-mile Bike26.2-mile run

17 hoursLifetime bragging rights!

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WHAT I TRACKED

•MY WEIGHT•MY SPEED•MY DISTANCE

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How Did I Do It?

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I WAS SLOW:

SWIM: 2.43/100mBIKE: 12 mphRUN: 16 min/mile

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ABOUT ME• NEVER AN ATHLETE• STARTED TRIATHLONS IN 2004• DID SPRINTS, OLYS HALFIRONMANS• IN 2008 ATTEMPTED IM Couer D’ Alene

missed the bike cutoff• Weighed 270 lbs in 2012

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WHAT I LEARNED• METRICS MOVES THE MIND• THE BODY IS A MACHINE• MILESTONES ARE IMPORTANT• DATA IS CONTEXTUAL• ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE IF YOU SET

THE RIGHT GOALS• FAITH WITHOUT DATA IS DEAD