Subject: Hello from a scared newbie Hello. I've been lurking for a while and using one of this site's training programs for the last 8 weeks. My first tri is at the end of this month. It's a non-competitive, mini-sprint women's event in Ohio, hopefully to be followed by a full-length sprint tri in September. About me: I was in terrible physical, emotional, and mental shape for years. After a series of debilitating life experiences, last year I decided to get myself into good enough shape to run a 5K. I had to walk a lot of it and my time was just under 40 minutes, but I finished. This summer, 30 pounds lighter and in much better shape of body, mind, and spirit, triathlon training has taken me to places I never thought I would go. I love swimming -- I swam competitively as a kid and it was the only sport I was ever any good at. I'm a capable but timid cyclist (afraid of cornering/passing/crashing/going too fast down hills) and pretty much a godawful runner. But I love run training the most because that's where I get to see the greatest improvement. Here's hoping I can stay uninjured and not let my fears/nerves get the best of me. Nice to meet you all. |