Subject: RE: What have I gotten myself into?? Last year at this time I was busy eating cookies and sitting on my big fat butt. In January I finally started going to the gym, but was really just screwing around. In February, I got serious and signed up for the Rattlesnake Sprint in August and started actually running, biking and swimming. I couldn't run a mile without stopping until late February and that was at a 12 minute pace and just about killed me. But, by May I decided not to wait until August for my first tri and signed up for the Longmont triathlon. I came in last for my age group, but I finished it. By the end of the summer, I had done four tris (Longmont, Tri the Creek, Rattlesnake, and Crescent Moon ) and had moved into being a middle of the packer (well, okay, more towards the front of the back of the pack ). I've lost 55 lbs along the way. You can certainly get ready for a sprint triathlon by June, but you probably want to get started now. Start slow, but be consistent and you'll get there. |