The Bearded Triathlete

Welcome to The Bearded Triathlete

December 16, 2015

Hello and welcome to The Bearded Triathlete! This is my journey into endurance sports as a bearded, overweight, 30-something with severe back problems. My name is John, I currently reside in Tucson, Arizona, where I am a full-time student at the University of Arizona. I am in my second year at the U of A studying … More Welcome to The Bearded Triathlete

The Challenges of Not Training

April 6, 2016

I’m trying to be a good patient, I promise I am!! Damn, that’s more of a challenge than I ever imagined. I know I’ve said that I have an extremely shitty back. I mostly just live with it though. March 13th, I slipped (herniated) a disc in my back while putting my TT bike in … More The Challenges of Not Training