Quick intro

I've been lurking for several months now, I nerd out on learning as much as I can about the things I do. This site has a pretty great community, and I am happy to be a new part of it.

The skinny on me. I am new to tris, running, cycling, and swimming . I signed up for an xterra sprint last July on a whim to spend some extra time with my brother when he came to visit. I signed up and started "training" three weeks before the event. I was fat, slow, and in a 800m open water swim without a wetsuit. I was 2nd from last out of the water and exhausted. The bike course was nuts as only an xterra can be. The run was not very nice either I finished, and was proud to have done that. I completed my 2nd sprint three weeks later, with much better results.

Since then i ran a half marathon, two 10k's, am getting better (imperceptibly) at swimming, and have dropped over 50lb off my 40 year old 6'2" frame, and am around 190lbs today. I am signed up for a HIM in june, and of course I am going to go back and CRUSH that xterra course a little later in the year.

I will check In often, but will probably lurk more than post. Rest assured when I do post, it will be EPIC (at least in my mind)

Thanks for all the great info you guys put out there.

Joseph.