I spent many long Florida afternoons climbing up and down bridges over the Intracoastal Waterway in preparation for what I knew was ahead. That Ironman mentality stretched far past afternoon rides and into my everyday life. I found myself waking up at dawn, always taking the stairs, and parking at the back of the parking lot to get in extra steps. All that work paid off in spades when I achieved my dream of embodying the Utah state slogan.