Team T3 Member :

Name : James Nissen

Member Since:  01/15/2009

Tremont , IL

PR's

Tremont Triathlon - 1:14:03 - 6/27/2009

Capital City Biathlon: 1:05:11 - 5/29/2010

Indy 1/2 Marathon - 1:59:38 - 5/2/2009

Evergreen Olympic Triathlon: 3:07:40 - 7/18/2009

Great Illini Challenge Half Ironman: 6:29:03 - 9/

James's Personal info: Male  Age: 36

I am a 36 yr old, married, father of 3 teenage girls who is absolutely crazy about his family and this sport called 'Triathlon'. I broke into this sport back in June of 2008, with the Tremont Triathlon being my first Sprint Distance race. In December of 2007, I stepped on the scale, only to see it pushing all of 230 lbs............for me, it seemed like 330! I was out of shape by every standard and was smoking a pack and 1/2 of Winston's per day. I decided at that moment, things had to change. I threw away a 1/2 pack of cigarettes, through on some ole sneaks and ventured out into the chilly air..............well, my jog made it halfway around my block! My lungs and shins were screaming. I told myself I needed a goal. I had been researching the sport for sometime, wondering if it was something I'd be interested in...............it was always intriguing, and I need something to keep me engaged in staying healthy. I knew I could bike.............I always enjoyed that on a casual level and had made several long trips as a teenager by bicylce - riding from Osage Beach, Missouri to Mason City, Illinois, out to Butte, Montana, and up to Red Wing, MN. Don't forget - I was 15/16 and took all day to cover 100 miles...........10-12 mph. The run and swim, however, were knew to me. I only ran cross-country in HS so I could play other sports like baseball and basketball as it was part of the conditioning program, and only swam socially - and NEVER for long distances or even 'laps'. This would be the ultimate challenge!! Well - that's how it all started. Signed up in Feb. of 2008 and the rest is history............I'm hooked! I was fortunate enough to meet some local folks that had already entered this crazy fraternity (Chris, Pat, Gen, etc) and the passion grew from there. In January of 2009, Chris Kinsey pitched an idea to me about starting a local training group/team (were not thinking club at the time) as we were already members of Tri-Peoria and Tri-Sharks (still are btw) and wanted to reach out to our own community and help bring this sport to life here in Tremont. T3 was formed in late January with about a core group of 8-10 members and is now approaching a membership level of 60 in a little over 1 year! AMAZING! On September 12th, 2010, I will be competing in my first IRONMAN event - IRONMAN Wisconsin.........wow, it has been a fun ride so far, and I can't wait to see what's in store for me next!! One parting note: It wasn't the quitting smoking that was hard - most folks think that it is the most difficult thing to do - it's not. The hardest thing to do is to find something to replace it - So, thank you to all my training partners and T3 family for becoming part of my 'new' addiction!!

James's Accomplishments:

2010-05-29 Capital City Biathlon 2010-05-01 Illinois Half Marathon 2010-04-25 Sullivan Triathlon 2009-09-05 Great Illini Half-Iron 2009-07-18 Evergreen Triathlon 2009-06-27 Tremont Triathlon 2009-06-13 Tremont Turkey 5k 2009-06-06 Tri-Shark Classic 2009-05-02 Indy 500 Mini Marathon 2009-04-26 Sullivan Civic Center 2009-2009-03-28 CIDA Eat Em Up 5k 2009-03-07 Jack Kenny 5k Run/Walk 2008-09-20 No Baloney Ride 2008-08-02 Lakeland Bi-Tri 2008-07-12 HMC’s ANNUAL 5K RUN 2008-06-21 Tremont Triathlon

James's Race Calendar:

April 25th: Sullivan Civic Center Triathlon May 1st: Illinois Half Marathon May 29th: Capital City Biathlon June 5th: Tri-Shark Triathlon June 20th: Cutting Edge Half Ironman Classic July 17th: Evergreen Olympic Triathlon August 7th: St. Jude Run (Mason City to Peoria - 2-3 segments) August 21st: Madison OWS (Ironman Swim Course) September 12th: Ironman Wisconsin (scaled back on the runs.................but I'm sure I will plug in 5ks - won't be able to resist the temptation)

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