Ian Harding was overweight for most of his young life.

Constantly picked on, made fun of, and picked last for team sports, he finally decided to make a change when he was about to graduate college.

So he registered for a triathlon while weighing over 300 pounds and not having his own bike.

Then, exactly one year later, he raced in that triathlon 100 pounds lighter.  Everyone said it couldn't be done.  And Ian proved all of them wrong, finishing 5th in his age group.

SHOW NOTES

[5:17] A really dark time in Ian's life

[9:52] How one text message changed everything

[14:12] Facing a hater and the details of race day

[20:31] What "do it for yourself" means

[27:48] How to dig yourself out of dark times

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