Subject: Newbie from France I've been lurking for the past several weeks - even since I got up the courage to sign myself (and my husband) up for our first triathlon. So, rather than keep on lurking, here's a quick intro: My name's Janel. I'm almost 40, originally from St. Louis, MO, living in France for over 15 years ... and trying my first tri at the end of August - a Super Sprint event run by one of the local clubs. Why tri? After a running injury this winter, I got back into mountain biking (which I'd neglected for running) and swimming to stay in shape. At which point I thought, with the encouragement of a triathlete colleague, why not do his club's "Discovery Race" which is a super sprint event dedicated to beginners and athletes who don't train with a triathlon club. My training is going well so far with precious help from BeginnerTriathlete. I've gotten some great information from this web site, and I've also had some good laughs and inspiring moments reading different articles. Janel |