Hello from SE Michigan

I've been lurking for a couple weeks/months now, figured it was finally time to say, "Hi."

I'm running my first Sprint tomorrow, and training for my first full marathon at the end of July (and another in October). I've only been running for a little over a year, cycling since Spring, and swimming for about 2 months, but I've been bit by the bug, and can't get enough challenges!

I started running last May, did a couple 5k and 10ks, my first half marathon in October, and have been steadily whittling down my PRs with almost every race. I hope to do an Olympic before Summer ends, a Half Ironman this fall, and with any luck, a full Ironman next fall. I may be a little unrealistic about these goals, but better to aim high, I think, than not challenge myself. Also, I'd love to squeeze in a Tough Mudder or similar race before the end of the year.

So some of my details. I'm 46 years old, a police officer in Detroit (and a member of the scuba team). In the last year, I've been running 3-5 days a week, finished 2 rounds of P90X, one round of "Body Beast," and am now looking for something else to scratch off the list. Prior to that, I was a couch dwelling suburban dad whose idea of exercise was walking to the pizzeria on the corner, lol.

I started cycling with a big box GMC Denali and an old Schwinn Letour. I upgraded to a Motobecane Nemesis, then to a Quintana Roo Kilo, and a pair of Cervelo P2s (an 02 P2K and an 07 P2SL...Ebay and Craigslist have been very very good to me, lol).

PRs are:
5k=22:54
10k=46:18
Half Marathon=1:48:38
Longest Run (so far)=16.22 Miles

Longest bike ride so far is 12.5 Miles...mostly because I've only been cycling doing "bricks," and my time is limited. I enjoy it, just have been concentrating on running with my marathon date looming.

So wish me luck tomorrow, and I thank you all for the advice and encouragement I've gotten from these boards!