Blogging

Well, I decided to start blogging. It may not last but it will give me a place to talk about my triathlon training. None of the people I hang out with are in to triathlons and they really don't care to hear about it. They'll ask how it is going, but lose interest if I talk about it for more than a sentence or two. I'll document my journey to this point over the next couple of days so the first post isn't too long.

So, how did I get into triathlons? The same way it started for many over weight guys in their middle forties. Call it a mid-life crisis or whatever you want, but this addiction started about a year and a half ago. In January of last year, I was a casual runner and mountain biker. I tried to run a couple miles 3x per week but truth be told, most weeks I was lucky to get one run in. It just wasn't a priority so I would use any excuse I could to not do it. I was slowly gaining weight after giving up afternoon snacks, chips, ice cream etc. (not beer). I would also skip breakfast most of the time and dinner occasionally. I peaked near 180 pounds which is a lot for a guy that is only 5' 7". Then the journey began........