Marine Corps vet gives up donuts for ultra fitness training

That’s means 520 kilometers, or 323 miles – a challenge so tough that two competitors already have dropped out.

Not LaValley, a former Marine who trains 32 hours a week, because he wants a challenge that goes beyond the demands of Ironman.

“It’s a training run for me,” said LaValley of the 70.3-mile event on the shores of Lake Coeur d’Alene. More here. Rich Landers, SR