<img src="https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Ironman-Cozumel-Mexico-2015-Logo.jpg" alt="Ironman Cozumel Mexico 2015 Logo" width="250" height="126" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-224" />

<h6 class="text-center">Sunday November 29, 2015
2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run</h6>

<strong><u>PROLOGUE</u></strong>
[caption id="attachment_231" align="alignright" width="115"]<img src="https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cozumel-2015-initials-115.jpg" alt="Cozumel 2015 Initials 115" width="115" height="241" class="size-full wp-image-231" /> Dr. Fields with his parents initials written on his forearms[/caption]<strong>Never say never</strong>
My parents taught me to never to give up no matter how difficult it may seem.
This, and all my races, are dedicated to their memory.

Thirteen years ago three different neurosurgeons told me that if I did not have surgery on my low back, exercise would no longer be an option in my life.
Then I found out about the wonderful world of Regenerative Orthopedic Medicine. Sunday November 29th, 2015, I finished not only my 2nd Ironman race in 2015, but my sixth Ironman race overall.
<strong><em>Regenerate First; Surgery Last!</em></strong>

<p><strong><u>RACE DAY</u></strong>
The day started off like any other Ironman competition day. I woke up about 3:30 in the morning so that I could have enough time to have breakfast and get everything ready before I went down to the transition area around 5 o'clock a.m. After getting everything settled at the transition area where my bike was, I then boarded a bus that took me approximately 2.4 miles down to where the swim started. This is because this race is a point-to-point race. That means you start at one point and end at another point on the swim. The same is for the bike. So after getting down to the swim start I put on my very thin and tight speedsuit (a suit similar to what they wear in the Olympics) over my racing suit. Wetsuits are not allowed in this race due to the temperature of the water. I then went to get in the appropriate corral for the start. </p>