Denver n00b here

Hey all -

*waves*

I'm Amy. I'm new to triathlon -- looking at doing a few sprints this season and hopefully one Olympic distance by the end. I just started running this last summer for the first time in my life -- never thought I'd be running *and* liking it! I ran in Race for the Cure in October, which was my first event, and then I ran with a running club in the fall. I can ride a bike, but have never really done it in any serious fashion (longest ride being about 40 miles on a flat, and that very leisurely). I do have a swim background - in fact, of all the events, that's the one I'm least worried about, which seems to be a divergence from the norm!

I'm an engineer in real life and still relatively new to Colorado and I'm just having a blast discovering everything there is to do outside here (climbed my first fourteener in January!). I've lost 50 pounds over the past year, so I'm also really enjoying my new fitness level too. I've got a little ways to go with the weight loss, but I'm really excited to have an athletically-oriented hobby with a concrete event at the end instead of months of endless ellipticals... you know what I mean! I'm a chronic goal-setter, so I need to have that specific, measurable, acheivable thing going on. ;o)

Looking forward to achieving great things with you!

~amy