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Lifetime
Fitness Article
News and Updates January Newsletter - Featured Athlete
December 27, 2004 |
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road to recovery leads straight to Lake Nokomis
Shad Ireland found strength when he was at his weakest.
Down to only 75 lbs. and his lungs filling with
fluid after a failed kidney transplant, he made
a life-changing decision: He was going to turn all
his obstacles into achievements and focus on the
positives.
During a 13-month recovery at home to regain his
strength, Shad became determined that he’d
do more than live a normal life again; he would
actually compete in an Ironman triathlon.
His first step was to register for the Life Time
Fitness Triathlon training program. “They
were able to take me from a 14-minute mile to an
eight-minute mile in six weeks.” And from
there Shad, as they say, was off and running.
How many triathlons have you participated
in? One so far, July 25, 2004, in Lake
Placid, NY. But, I will be competing in the Florida
Half Ironman Triathlon at Walt Disney World in Orlando,
Fl in May and the Eagle Man Ironman Triathlon in
Cambridge, MD in June. After the Life Time Fitness
event, I plan on competing in the Vineman Half Ironman
Triathlon in Sonoma County, California at the end
of July and then competing in the first-ever Ironman
competition in the United Kingdom in August.
Why are you participating in the Life Time
Fitness Triathlon? This gives me a chance
to compete before my family and friends and against
some of the Olympic triathletes in my home state.
How did you start doing triathlons? In 1993, I was recovering from a rejected kidney
transplant. I weighed 75 lbs, down from about 145
lbs. I saw an Ironman competition on television
and I made a promise to myself that I would complete
an Ironman triathlon. So for me, completing an Ironman
is a fulfilling a promise I made to myself. I became
the first dialysis patient to compete in and complete
and Ironman Triathlon when I finished the Lake Placid
event last July.
What are your goals for this year? I want to qualify for the World Championships in
Kona, Hawaii.
How have you been training? I train about
40 hours a week. Prior to completing my first triathlon,
I had never ran marathon, or biked or swam competitively.
I signed up for the Life Time Fitness triathlon
training program with Jared Berg to help me prepare.
He was able to help me with my running form and
which helped me go from a 14 minutes mile down to
an eight-minutes mile. I am still working with Jared
along with Dan Cohen for this season, plus I am
working with Ramon Villanueva, who is my personal
trainer.
Kent Wipf and Pete Demarest, Life Time Fitness,
Inc.
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