Not really new but never said "Hello!"

Hello!

I've been on the site for about 6 months now, lurking, reading, training, logging. I feel a bit bad really, using all these great resources and not giving anything back, so here I am introducing myself and saying Hi.

I live in Queensland, Australia, and I got into the whole sports thing to try and keep up with my very energetic 3 year old daughter. I've never been "sporty", though I've always been an on/off recreational swimmer, so it started out doing a regular 3 days a week in the pool. That led somehow to an open water swim last November, which then spawned the triathlon idea, and now here I am, completed 2 mini-sprint tris and I'm working towards my first half marathon. Then the season will start again in spring and I've got a few sprint tris picked out for this year.

And I'm loving it! I enjoy the training, getting out in the dawn and appreciating the quiet time of the day. I love the slow and steady progress, the laying of building blocks and the little milestones (running 1k non stop was one of the memorable early ones). I'm lucky, my family is supportive and have cheered me on at my two tris, even if my husband is a little nonplussed by the change.  

I've even emerged from my little online hidey-hole and have joined a mentor group (Go the Turtles!) and a challenge, so it looks like I'll be more active here now. So Hello everyone, and thanks, and chat soon!