Bill Bell Shows

California Bill Bell shows us how he was transformed from the ordinary extraordinary. Bill was an executive type golf game with a certain weight limit obesity and health problems in more than fifty years as a champion of the Ironman Triathlon age group of over sixty seventy. Although you and I could not look pretty dramatic change in our way of life, there is still much for us to bring the fascinating journey of change. Here's a little story.

The bill has never played a sport at the urging of his father to keep a line of paper during his years in the high school for financial reasons. As a young adult, he was classified 4F by the military because of irregularities of the heart. The turning point in his life came in 1974 when a stress test that the then 53-year-old had showed a slightly irregular heartbeat that gives your doctor before you take jogging three days a week. The bill enjoyed the show so much that after a few weeks the doctor asked if I could run all day. With the blessing of your doctor has gradually his performance in the following months to increase the short term in order in 1975 to be exact, which was ready for a marathon of 26.2 miles. One could say that I: Ran active - one year - from 14 feet tired marathon.

In 1980, Bill was in Hawaii Ironman on television and came across an article about Triathlon in Sports Illustrated, which reached its interest. In 1981 he was a triathlete chance meeting in an airport with an Ironman, who encouraged him to try the sport. That's all I needed. The bill, now 59 enrolled in swimming lessons at a local college to prepare for the triathlon swim. At first I could barely finished six lengths of the pool, but she clung to her. In February 1982, Bill was swimming for his first Ironman Hawaii (2.4 miles ready - the 112 miles Bike - 26.2 mile race ALL) - finished in 15 hours, 57 minutes, 48 seconds. He was hooked. In its 60-70 Bill completed 32 Ironman races - 17 of them are extra hard Hawaii.

Everyone, but was not a virgin for the bill. He could not compete in the Ironman Hawaii in 1989 and is up in 1990 thyroid caused fatigue. After a year, or less research, finally found the solution on a thyroid medication cheap. Then in 2001, 78 years old was the oldest person to complete the Ironman Hawaii, but only after the race, your heart rate would not return to normal. He was subsequently diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and had an ablation to be done to eliminate the high heart rate temporarily, and in 2002 implanted a pacemaker. Bill has dealt with the friction between the bones in his right knee and some exercise-induced asthma. None of this is gone.

Last Ironman Bill was completed in California at the age of 79. At age 81, has tried, the first successful octogenarian Ironman in Hawaii, but even then the timetable for cutting 17 hours, was forced to abandon the effort because of cramping legs and a recurring flat tire during the race chassis.

The bill is now 87 and still short in competition triathlon. Since June this year, at least seven Sprint Triathlon has been completed. In one of these races, the Nautica Malibu 12th September (500 meters - Swim Bike-plus-nine miles - run 5K/3.1-mile) - 3:03:39 time lost 12 men and 32 women competing for three of these men were 20 to 30 something and two women, most between 30 and 40 have to overcome is the oldest 61st And, of course, by default, to beat the vast majority of young adults, many are not in shape to complete a triathlon at any time.

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