Ep. 456: Overcoming Obesity to Become a Triathlete Revisited - Melissa Kahn
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2018
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
After living 40 years dealing with morbid obesity, Melissa Kahn stopped giving herself excuses, downloaded the Couch to 5K app and figured out how to turn it all around. Now she is preparing to compete in the Himalayan Rush Triathlon in Nepal. Melissa is one of Aftershokz's ShokzStars. Aftershokz are bone conducting headphones that don't fit inside your ears allowing you to hear your surroundings.
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| 0:14.5 | I don't say that lightly either. |
| 0:19.5 | This is the Adventure Sports podcast where we talk to athletes, adventurers, and business owners from around the world of adventure sports. |
| 0:27.8 | Whether you're climbing Mount Everest, starting a bike shop, or getting up off your couch to take your kids hiking for the first time, we want you to have the motivation and inspiration you need to chase that |
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