(Source: City of Arlington, TX) Elmar Sprink Photo Courtesy of UTA For most of his adult life, Elmar Sprink was a competitive triathlete, running, cycling and swimming in meets across his native Germany and around the world. Sprink competing in the 2014 Ironman 70.3 in Mallorca, Spain. But a 2010 diagnosis of an enlarged heart interrupted his passion for exercise. He underwent heart transplant surgery two years later and began a difficult recovery. Yet within a year, he was snowboarding, running 10ks and participating in spring triathlons once more. 'After the transplant, I had problems sitting down or getting up without using my hands to steady myself,' Sprink recalled. 'But with...
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