This week we speak with Jeremy Woodward,  a heart failure survivor, athlete, coach, author, husband, and father to three beautiful girls.  He was born with a bi-cuspid aortic heart valve, which is a congenital heart defect.  At the age of 22, he had his first open heart surgery.  Seven years later, his eyes were reopened, when the valve replacement failed, pedaling him forward into severe congestive heart failure.  With a less than 1% chance of surviving, God blessed him with a miracle – he was the recipient of a mechanical heart valve.  Three years later, he completed his first IronMan triathlon, followed by six Boston Marathons in support with Teddy’s Team, and has completed over 180 road and triathlon races. All of this started with his first lap around the ICU.  Thousands of miles later, he opened his own Bootcamp and Personal Training Studio with the goal to coach and lead others on their fitness and lifestyle journeys.  In 2017, he was featured as an Ultimate Guy quarter finalist in Men’s Health Magazine.   He put a pen to paper and wrote down his story, in the pages of Heart Failure to Victory, bringing 2020 to a close.   

Dream.  Believe.  Inspire.