Fifty-two triathlons in 52 weeks. That’s the goal of Nashville attorney David Callahan. After Sunday’s Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon, he’s only got 49 more to go over the next 50 weeks.
“I was in Washington, D.C., last week, I completed one in Knoxville on Saturday and this one today,” said the 33-year-old. “I’m pretty tired right now, but it’s for a great cause.”
That cause is Team Chad, which raises money in the Nashville area to fight leukemia. The organization honors Chad Welch, who lost his fight with the disease in June if 2007.
What makes Callahan’s mission all the more remarkable is that he became a father just 12 weeks ago when he his wife Maggie welcomed Lincoln into the world.
“Yes, I have a saint for a wife,” he said of his time away from his new son. “They’re coming with me as often as possible. They were with me last weekend in Washington, D.C. They just couldn’t make it this week. We’ve bought an RV to make it easier in the future.”