Here I go!

Hello world!

So, here's the deal... I decided last spring that I needed to find ways to get myself in great shape, and (to my great happiness) a vast network of opportunity opened up to me. A dear friend was willing to help me train (and provided GREAT motivation) and I ended last summer with a 30 mile bike ride in a triathlon relay with two of my best lady friends.

Whew!

Now, it may not seem like much, but that 30 miles was my very first race. I had never officially entered an athletic competition in my life. And it kicked my butt. But I was so proud of it!

Proud enough, in fact, to enter myself into several more races this year. It seems 2011 will keep me very busy indeed.

Here's the calendar:

March - Prospect Park Duathlon (R,B,R)
May - Bloomsday (R) - had to cancel...
May - Bay to Breakers (R) - had to cancel...
July - Central Park Sprint Triathlon (S,B,R)
September - Nation's Triathlon (S,B,R)
November - Pinehurst Triathlon (B - Relay)

Am I missing anything? Hope not...

So, to train for this lovely lineup, I have decided to join the West Side YMCA. I am using this blog as my training journal and hope to see lots of progress over the coming months! Wish me luck. :)