Road to My First Triathlon The last couple of years have been a lot. After breaking both of my wrists, I spent over two years dealing with injuries, recovery, and medical bills. During that same time, my wife and I welcomed two kids in under two years — which has been amazing, exhausting, and honestly expensive. Somewhere in the middle of injury and life moving fast, fitness took a back seat. I stopped training, stopped competing, and didn’t feel like myself physically or mentally. This year, I’m changing that. I’m committing to training for my first triathlon — not just to get back in shape, but to rebuild discipline, confidence, and show my kids what it looks like to chase hard goals. Triathlon training comes with real costs — gear, bike equipment, pool access, race fees, and training tools. I’m opening this journey to anyone who wants to be part of it. This isn’t about handouts — it’s about accountability and community. If you choose to support, you’re not just donating… you’re helping shape my training.

Choose My Challenge Tiers
  $5 – Add to the Pain -  Help make training slightly harder: • Add 5 minutes to a workout • or Choose a mildly annoying training rule
$10 – Challenge Accepted Pick one: • Extra swim, bike, or run distance • Cold shower after training • Stair repeats
  $25 – Make Me Earn It. Choose a legit challenge: • Brick workout • Sunrise training session • Hill-only run • End workout with pushups, plank, or wall sit.
$50 – Coach for a Day Design one full workout: • Pick discipline • Pick distance or time (up to 2 hours) • Add one training twist.  I complete it and document the entire workout.
$100 – Legendary Challenge. Choose one major moment: • Endurance milestone workout • Triple workout day (swim/bike/run) and a Personalized thank-you video!  

Milestone Goals $500 – cover my gym membership!
  $1,250 – Swim & Run Ready Triathlon shoes and training gear upgrades. (Help choose my gear)
  $2,250 – Get a bike! Bike reveal video
⌚ $3,200 – Race Tech Training - watch and performance tracking tools. Full gear breakdown video!
  $4,000 – Fully Race Ready Tri suit, final prep, and full race execution. My plan laid out!

I will make sure all challenges are completed safely. I may modify or reschedule anything that risks injury, recovery, or medical advice — but every challenge will still be completed in a smart way.  I’ll be documenting everything, the wins, setbacks, ugly workouts, and race day itself. Whether you donate, follow along, or just send encouragement, I truly appreciate it. This is me turning a new leaf and pushing myself back into competition and health. Thank you for being part of the journey. — Calvin Instagram: @calvin.s