Cocaine Addiction | How I Stopped the "PNP"

In 1994, a good friend told me to sit in the nude for 10 minutes & stare into a mirror [an intervention]. And so, I did it. And as I looked at myself, I realized, I was not happy with the individual I had became. I realized, I deserve better. I realized, I was a cocaine addict. And soon following, on the road to recovery, I changed my path through the use of physical activity. I rode a bike 575 mies from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

 

Since that time; I have ridden a bike 20 times from San Francisco to Los Angeles, California.

 

In 2002, I graduated from the Iyemgar Yoga Institute of San Francisco's 2 yr. Yoga Teacher Training Program.

 

In 2012, I became part of the 1% of 1% of the U.S. Population that has ever completed a marathon by finishing the San Francisco Marathon.

 

In 2014, I completed the Marine Corps Marathon.

 

In 2016, I completed the Amsterdam Marathon.

 

From a cocaine addict to a yoga teacher to an endurance road cyclist to a marathon runner - all in one lifetime....

 

The "Impossible" became the "I'm Possible."

Special thanks to Dan Palotta & Palotta TeamWorks.

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