Classic BT thread response thread

Here' smy first-ever post:

"Hi! I'm a vet triathlete that is getting back into the sport after a 4 year layoff. I done dozens of races, but none any longer than Oly distance. I'm racing at Gulf Coast half-iron in May, and my plan is to race at Great Floridian in October. I'm currently coaching three newbie triathletes for Team in Training who will be competing at St. Anthony's in April. I'm a strong swimmer (college All-American) and cyclist (i won a Norba NCS hillclimb race at Big Bear in '97), but a weak runner (plenty of endurance...4 marathons under my belt) but sloooow."

Shortly after that, I started with the giving.

When did you start with the curmudgeoning?

11/13/55. What can I say, I'm a natural!

I'm pretty sure this has to be your first. It's on the day you first registered and in the "Introduce Me" forum. http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=25&posts=1&highlight=a&highlightmode=1#M38

Chris Tree	Posted 2003-06-02 4:23 AM (#38) Subject: Hello!
Master Posts: 1338 Location: West Malling, Kent, England Offline Gold member	I've always dabled in running and cycling (bike for recreation usually, running to keep fit) but recently started putting on the pounds. I weighed 16st at January this year, I joined weight watchers to accompany my wife, but it worked, I was initially a little worried about the low intake of carbs but I have built them back up again now, offset by the additional training. What with a recent office move we are now situated nearer the public pool, so some swimming was ideal to add to my weightloss/fitness regime. When people hear that i was 16st, 5' 10'' tall, they seem to think that I was a bit of a 'couch potato' however I have always thought of myself as fit, always keeping my hand in with some sort of physical exercise. However, all three events sort of came together, and the logical conclusion was to enter a triathlon. A novice distance (200m swim, 12k bike and 2.5k run), is my first attempt (Jul 20th), but hoping to finish well up the field, I know i'll never come first. I drew up a training regime, with great help from this site (check out the swimming pointers, swimming has never been my strong point, but these tips have certainly helped). Anyway, after what is now just over four months of training and watching what i eat, I weigh in at 12st 10lb, and my first triathlon is within my grasp. May be a step up in distance to a sprint for my next event?

I think I found mine.  A few months after I registered.

"So here I am, "lurking" on the site for over two months, failing to introduce myself. Recently translplanted myself to Northern VA, and expect to try my first tri in Spring '05. I've been running as long as I can remember (my Dad bought me a shirt when I was 4 that read "I ran a 2-mile and a 5K..." and I actually did! I have a newspaper article to prove it) and right now most of my bike time is spent off road (I'm open to advice on making the transition from MTB to Road). I know how to swim, uhh... yeah, thats the part that'll need the most work.

Great site by the way.

sb"

Probably the most worthwhile of all 2732.

POSTED 2003-12-20

Hi everybody! I have been thinking of doing a tri for almost twenty years now. Yes, I know that seems like a rather long gestation period but I have so many excuses that it would take all day to list them. Suffice it to say that I have decided that, come hell or high water, I will do a triathlon this coming June; I had one in mind for May but I will be out of the country at that time. I am a part-time student at a university and thus can avail myself of the physical facilites, including an olympic size pool. I am well versed in all three disciplines, swimming, biking, and running but as you can tell by my "handle", cycling is my sport of choice. I have done an "unofficial" sprint tri at the school and find that my only weak link is swimming. Having done a sprint, I know that I can do an olympic tri, if not with ease, then at least without suffering a coronary. My ultimate aim is to complete a half marathon tri in September of 2004. I am not much for posting but I will be looking into this forum to see what information and tips I can pick up. Also, I know a good deal about road bikes so I will probably put in my five cents' worth every once in awhile.

Name: Michel
Age: 53
Residence: Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
Education: 3rd year standing at Carleton University as a part-time student
Profession: Policy Analyst with the Canadian Public Service
Athletic Background: x-country skiing, cycling, running, boxing, and some swimming
Hobbies: yoga, chess, reading, learning
Goals: stay in shape, fiinish a tri
Long-range goal: do a 1/2 Ironman
Favourite Food: Thai, Italian, French
Favourite Drink: Wine, Port, Amaretto
Favourite Movie: The Maltese Falcon, Amadeus, Pane e Tulipani
Favourite Music: Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, Beetwhoven
Favourite Automobile: Jaguar S type
Favourite Quote: In Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare,
terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da
Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they
had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo
clock. (Orson Wells in the role of Harry Lime - "The Third Man", 1949)
Who motivates me: my wife Agnes whom I adore

"Mine was a race report in 9/05 and no one replied...lol. I couldn't find my first question thread."

well overdue, but you now have a reply

Wow. Here is mine. I used to be so happy...

"Hi, I am relatively new to tri's. I have one full season under my belt. This year I have finished my first half Ironman (Ralph's). I wasn't very fast but I didn't stop smiling the whole time. I had a group of friends here in San Diego that all trained for our first half together. We all had plans of doing an Ironman in 2006. One of my friends signed up for Ironman Florida this year so that pushed our plans up a year. Now a few of us are doing IM Arizona in April 2005.
I was really scared because I haven't done a marathon before and am not a great runner.
All the Ironman forums are filled with people who have done millions of IM's before, which in some repects doesn't help me much.
I felt a lot better reading here that there are other tri newbies like Tiger Phil who are in the same boat.
I think this forum is great!
Thanks for having me
Tom"

I never lurked,.   Like the Athena that I am, I sprung forth full  grown and in a full set of armour.

"Due to her manor of birth she has dominion over all things of the intellect".  hence, I hang out in COJ.

I am sure if I looked up my first posts, I was all green hesitant newbie without armour........

I was actually on the site for over a year before I found the forums.  I don't recall lurking too long in tri talk.  It was a while before I brought it to COJ

 Found mine...in the intro forum.  I was so innocent then.

And it turns out COGIRL was the first person to reply to me!  How cool is THAT???? 

jldicarlo	Posted 2005-02-08 8:37 PM (#114710) Subject: Greetings from Abilene, TX!
Master Posts: 1969 Location: Rapid City, SD Online Gold member	Hello! I am a semi-new triathlete who got involved because I was bored of just running. I had been distance running for a long time, so I took up biking about 3 years ago and decided that was pretty fun too. And then a new Olympic-size swimming pool opened up just down the street from my workplace and I took it as a SIGN that I should start swimming. Poof...a triathlete is born. That was about two years ago. I did my first triathlon last June--the Buffalo Springs Lake Half Ironman in Lubbock, TX. Since I live so close I'll be doing it again this year and I just started training on Monday. I am trying the training plan on this site so we'll see how it goes. Anything has to be better than last year when I just hacked my way through it! I will be surfing the site A LOT in the near future and look forward to any advice I can get. My biggest weakness is the bike. I think just about everyone behind me after the swim passed me on the bike leg last year. And you know you are slow when you pull into T2 and there is a dude with a big medal around his neck already...So bike advice is especially welcome! If there is anyone out there in Abilene who would like to train sometime, let me know. I just moved here a few weeks ago and would love someone to show me the best places! Jennifer Edited by jldicarlo 2005-02-08 8:43 PM ----- When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return. --Leonardi da Vinci

My intro post from earlier this year:
http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=71253&posts=9#M760222

My COJ intro, which was a valiant attempt to win the affections of the cool kids... essentially my own "what I learned" in my first month of lurking COJ:
http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=76070&start=1

My first, from 9/7/06, "Tri Newbie from Framingham"

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=54302&posts=4#M534944

Thanks to Max, Joe and JP for responding and welcoming me into the fold!

I had been logging alot of stuff on Training Peaks (eventually transferred all the info to BT) .  My first post.   I'm two pounds heavier now...... 

Posted 2005-04-28 9:42 AM (#149501) Subject: Good morning from Bellingham
Elite Posts: 2442 Location: Bellingham, Washington Online Bronze member	Just finished my 4th Marathon in less than a year, now training for at least two Triathlons, Lake Padden and the Baker Breakfast Cookie Tri in August. Did two sprint Tri's last year. Not fast, just want to finish/complete them. 6' 210, 47 years old. Gotta go, Pool swim and then a bike ride. plus gotta mow the lawn.

This is me, Feb. 24th 2005.

Hi,

I registered and read the forums for the first time today. I must say I've been missing out on an awesome resource. I hope to get to know you all a bit better.

Here's a little about myself. I am a 27y/o female from Vancouver, BC. This will be my third season of participating in triathlons. In 2003 I did two sprints and one Olympic distance. Last year I did the same sprints, but couldn't get the Olympic distance in. I did do some bicycle racing (criteriums), one longer swim race, some swim meets, one 10km race and a half marathon, so hopefully I am well prepared to do a half IM in June. I've been training for it specifically since Jan. 31st following the program on the website. So wish me luck.

Jen

Oh btw, Chris, your new avatar is awesome.