Some people have dreams of escaping their hometowns as soon as they can. Adam Jones was much the same. He graduated from Peabody-Burnes High School in 2004, leaving town and not returning until 2025. Now he’s willing to put his body through the ringer to raise money for the community that raised him. He’s taking his homecoming as an opportunity to become one part of the effort to support his hometown. Now that he’s back in town, he’s found new drive, working with the Peabody School District to find a way to help. They settled on the issue of food insecurity. “The moment that I heard it, I was like okay, yes, this is what I want to do. I want to do a fundraiser for this. The triathlon came to fruition from that,” he said. On his 39th birthday on April 23, Jones plans to swim 3.9km, cycle 39 miles, and finish with a 3.9km run.
Source: KSN-TV
