Cancer changes your relationship with time. Before my diagnosis, birthdays marked the passage of years in a vague, abstract way. Sure, I was getting older, but that timeline stretched comfortably into a distant, hazy future. After cancer, each birthday became something more concrete - less a marker of age and more a testament to survival.

I make New Year's resolutions, too, but suppose we got started now instead of waiting until January 1st.

Races - especially long course races that challenge you - hit differently these days. Sure, the sleepless nights leading into the race remain and there’s that nagging sense that this is just too much too soon. But as I faced yesterday’s choppy 1.2 mile swim, a windy 56 mile bike ride and steamy 13.1 mile run, I knew I could do it, because, well, I survived cancer.

I didn't ask for cancer, wouldn't recommend it to anyone, and would gladly give it back if I could. But since I can't, I've chosen to extract whatever wisdom, strength, and purpose I can from the experience. Not because I'm grateful for the disease, but because I refuse to let it win.

I've never been particularly religious and put my spiritual journey aside for decades, focusing instead on building a career and being my own higher power. The idea of suddenly finding God after cancer felt cliché, like I was following some predictable script about foxhole conversions.

In his powerful new memoir, "Every Mile Matters: Turning Triathlon Training into Cancer Triumph," Reynolds reveals how years of grueling athletic training became his secret weapon in a fight for survival that would test his physical and mental endurance.

January 12th is the day that people are most likely to ditch their New Year's resolutions.

As we wrap up 2024, it's tempting to start planning for 2025, but you can't do that without reflecting on the year that's about to pass.

I took cold showers for 123 days straight. I started each day feeling accomplished, energized and tougher than I was before.

Imagine being able to get everything we want, do everything we want and be everything we want without anything or anyone standing in the way

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