The Fitness Race Yahoo Group is intended for discussion among those participating in The Fitness Race (www.thefitnessrace.com), a group organized to help others repeat the success of Mark Little in losing 140 pounds over an 8 month period while training to complete a triathlon.

Many in this group were participants in the Accenture Chicago Sprint Triathlon on August 26, 2007, with the rest either participating in an equally-challenging alternative event the same month, or assisting the group as spectators. Most in the group lost at least 20 pounds in the process, a total of 321 pounds for the 12 who finished the 2007 season.

Plans are now underway for a 2008 season, and for additional chapters of The Fitness Race in San Antonio, San Diego, and Toronto.