“When I was injured, I kept to myself a lot, withdrew from my friends and family,” Mendoza told Fox News on Tuesday. “Recovery through sport and recreation – that’s my goal, my mission.”After running his first full Ironman last year, Mendoza wanted another challenge: to break the Guinness World Record for most long-distance triathlons completed in a single year. He also wanted to break the record for most Ironman Ironman 70.3 – or Half Ironman – triathlons in a year. “[I said] that if I put my mind to it I could do it.”Mendoza’s first Ironman 70.3 was March 19 in Arizona. 19 at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Sept. 10 as an Ironman Ambassador.

Source: Fox News August 30, 2017 17:21 UTC