From Pitcher to Engineer to Triathlete

Twenty-seven-year-old Jeremy Kacuba has quit his job as a mechanical engineer at Merck to attempt to earn a living as a professional triathlete (reg. req.'d.). A shoulder injury in the late-1990s dashed his dreams of playing major-league baseball. He's working as a personal trainer and preparing for Ironman Wisconsin on Sept. 11. His goals are to win the race and break 8:55. "Someone from my youth used to say, if you don't shoot for the moon, you'll never end up among the stars," Kacuba said.