Since the age of 13 Eddie Frease was addicted to drugs and alcohol. He was kicked off the football and wreastling teams because he failed a drug a test. So when he got home after a night of drinking, he was so depressed. He turned on the TV and a sow about Todd Crandell who lost an athletic scholarship because he failed a drug test. Todd was saying that he turened to exersing instead of drugs. This inspired Eddie, because he used to be in sports he started doing triathlons. He swan 2.4 miles, biked 112 miles and ran 26.2 miles. Then in 2008 he completed an ironman. Then later he returned to his hometown, and he started helping the kids in his community that really needed his help, or the help of someone.
I think that it is really great that he did something that would help him kick his addiction of drugs and alcohol. He spent his life doing this stuff and with one TV made him change the way he lives his life. Being active and competitive came be a good thing, it will take your mind on whatever you are trying to stop. I like that even though he had a horrible past that he was able to compete in a ironman. He pushed himself and this made him stop the drugs and other things and know he is competing in some difficult triathlons. Also that he is talking to kids with the some addictions and telling them that they can stop if they want to, by doing something that will take their mind off of whatever they are doing. He is giving them a real lesson in that dangers of the addictions. He turned his life around to help others and for himself.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/05/triathlon.drug.addiction/index.html
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