An Olympic pursuit really takes a full three to four years of Olympic preparation.

Being a competitor, you always believe you can come back. I'll be up at 3 in the morning watching World Cup races in my hotel whether I'm in Asia on a business trip or in New York City and have to get up in 2 hours.

I was an avid swimmer and was state champ at age 12.

I tend to build bulk and muscle easily, and running seems to make sure I stay kind of stringy, if that makes sense.

Olympic athletes have to find a job right after they're done competing.

It's an individual sport, but collectively everybody shares the same motto that Ironman stands for: anything is possible.

Winning does not always mean coming in first...real victory is in arriving at the finish line with no regrets because you know you've gone all out.