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Hi all,

Located in Decorah, IA

I'm new to triathlons, will be hitting my first one this next summer. Just a little background on me.

In July of 2015, I weighed 310 pounds. I ate and drank whatever I wanted and a lot of it. I was over it. I joined my local gym and fixed my nutrition cold turkey. In June of 2016, I weighed 210 pounds. I had put on some good muscle too. I dropped 4 shirt sizes and 4 pant sizes. In August 2015, I completed my first 5k and fell in love with it. Since then I've run 8 more, 2 different 10k's, and in October I finished my first half marathon in 15 minutes faster than my goal. Since that half, I've put about 15ish pounds back on through becoming complacent. I set my sights on triathlons as my next venture. After the 1st of the year I will be focusing on them as my athletic venture. I am always looking for advice and tips(especially when it comes to nutrition), and other people to share the passion and training with. Thanks for listening to my long winded intro!

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2016-12-20 12:09 PM
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Welcome to the tri club! 

2016-12-20 1:41 PM
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Welcome, and congrats on the positive changes to your life!

2016-12-21 11:32 AM
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Welcome!
We have free Mentor Groups here you can sign up for in January, so you'll have a veteran triathlete on the site who will be personally mentoring you and a small group of others.
In addition, check out the articles and hang out in the Tri Talk forum to learn everything you ever wanted to know! :-)
You have a great story. Congratulations on your progress so far.
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