Brian Kinder is a singer-songwriter and Nashville, Tennessee, also known as Music City

USA, where he writes country tunes, infused with soul, rock, and pop vibes.

He spends his days balancing between writing sessions and the recording studio.

With so much time and effort dedicated to his musical career, it's amazing that he finds

the time for other passions.

For a few years ago, Ryan decided to take on a new challenge that would change his life.

He started training for an Iron Man triathlon.

I'm Shelby Stenger in this as well, ideas worth living.

In order to compete in an Iron Man competition, you need a ton of motivation in serious

skills.

Training entails months of rolling workouts, nutrition education, and practicing with various

gear.

Ryan never really considered entering a competition like this, but that changed when his friend

Kyle got sick.

Every year, Kyle cycled in a 440-mile bike race called the Torre de Neche's Trace.

When he got so sick, he could no longer race, Ryan vowed that he would take his place

and finish it for him.

You've competed in several Iron Man's, not just little triathlons, Iron Man's.

How did you get into it?

It's not often that we hear of country music stars who are also Iron Man athletes.

There's only been one other one as names Chuck Wicks, and we got to be friends long before

I started doing Iron Man's.

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