newbie ... first tri. sept 18th

Ok, here goes nothing

I'm new  to tri'ing but not so new to exercize however i'm starting over after a 2 year break.  I have exercized on and off in that time but nothing really consistent till the past couple of months especially now as I have a training buddy who is going to tri with me.  This has helped a lot though she is one of those i'm fat but is skinny as a stick gals and who is fast at running without much effort.  hate those girls but that's okay. 

my goal is more stress reduction and weightloss.  I have about 20 to 30 pounds that i'd like to drop or covert to muscle   I also want to be moderate rather than obsessed as the reason i took a break before is that i developed a stress fracture and ripped up my quads overtraining for a marathon. stupid stupid stupid.  i was running at that time 40 miles weekly and got up to my first week at 50 miles when the pelvis decided that I just was not about to ever do that any time soon.  I have learned a lesson about overtraining which is great.

I'm able to see when I'm being over doing it and be able to say ok its a rest day and not feel too horribly guilty like today.  I just have to remember how painful it was to walk .. to move .. to just be after I developed the tears and fracture and how devastated I was that 2 weeks from marathon I was out of the race after a great summer and hard work and i even placed with hardware which was unbelievable. 

i think this site is great.  i've only been reading the boards for a few days and already i feel like i found a home where i can say 'hey, I do that too!' or 'hmm, yep, made that mistake myself' and ask questions that you'd never be able to ask the 20 something ken/barbie at sports store about butt paste or chammy butter or body glide ! 

so i'm starting out slooooooow! very slow so that i don't repeat past mistakes.  I ride to work most days (it's only a 4 mile roundtrip--basically flat though we do often have headwind and never tailwind which makes no sense )

running I am slow but improving, biking i'm getting so confident with it's sorta scarey! but still slow, swimming wellllllll.... .... let's say the last time i competitively swam or any other kind i was 12 and i'm decades older now! I only hope not to drown and finish the swim in sept and next year to actually enjoy it! LOL

well, as you can see, i am a talker B) Looking forward to getting to know you all and see you at the races :D

diana