Chad Rucks
Chattanooga, TN
26 Years old
Manager

I don’t know how I can begin to tell you how much I appreciate what you have done by helping me achieve such a major milestone in my life. A year ago I weighed in at 268 lbs. I was not happy with myself or the direction my life was headed. That’s when I decided to make a change. I had ridden a bike off and own for about two years and had friends that loved triathlons so I entered a triathlon myself. Finding that I really enjoyed the challenge and competition I decided that I wanted to do an Ironman. Really not knowing what I had gotten myself into I reached out and luckily a friend recommended Marty Gaal. Marty took me on and dove head first into designing a plan to best fit my busy work schedule and difficult travel schedule.

It wasn’t long after I started with Marty to notice a major transformation. The weight was melting off. Then I began to start noticing the gains from the plan Marty had built specifically for me. I wasn’t even a middle of the packer prior Marty G, I was at the back of the pack, it didn’t matter what size of field it was. It wasn’t long until I was on the podium at almost every race all while still training to meet my main goal of completing an Ironman, my goal time, to just finish. After a couple of months with Marty, “just finishing” became sub 15:59:59 to 14:59:59. Then I started to see a major change. I was able to keep up with the faster guys on the bike. My goal then went down to 13:59:59. I thought that would be a major accomplishment. Not trying to jinks myself along the way but I knew I could do better than to just finish, little did I know Marty was preparing me not only for a major milestone but the race of my life. I set the final goal time to sub 13 hours, I wanted to hit 12:59:59.

The day finally came, IMFL 2007. I stepped on the scales and it read 212 lbs, a year with Marty and 56 lbs later, my day had finally come. I trusted Marty the whole time. And if I did have a question or questions along the way Marty made it clear to me the reasoning behind his teachings. At the end of the day I had a great day all thanks to Martys teachings, nutritional plans, and encouragement. I had the race of my life with a finishing time of 11:51:55, bettering my goal time of 12:59:59 by more than an hour. I just want to make it clear, there is no question that Marty knows what he is doing and does it well. He tailored my plan to my needs. He didn’t just give me a year long guide to follow but instead he adjusted my plan for me and only me. I accomplished this because of Coach Marty Gaal. Thanks again for changing my life for the better!!! Coach Marty Rocks!!!!

If any one has questions about Marty Gaal they can call me anytime 423.255.6463.