Newbie looking to complete a sprint tri

Originally posted by stephjbee

Hi all! Just created my account here. Thinking of signing up for a sprint this spring or summer, and I wanted to say hello.

I'm 41 and far from a couch potato, but totally new to triathlons. I did a lot of endurance cycling when I was younger (biggest accomplishment was a ride from Fairbanks to Anchorage in 6 days), but a desk job and a bunch of weight gain in my late 20s and 30s left me pretty sedentary and out of shape. Most of the extra weight is gone now-- yay!-- and I've rediscovered my love of all things active.

Over the past few years I've been dabbling in all kinds of active hobbies, but now I'm wanting to focus a bit and work towards a goal. I always thought a triathlon was off the table for me since I've never been a runner, but I started C25K a couple months ago and loved it! Sadly, some knee tendinitis interrupted my progress, but my physical therapist has given me the go-ahead to start running again, and she supports my goal of working up to a sprint tri. I'm doing some lifting for rehab and injury prevention, and planning to get back into running gradually to avoid future problems. Also spending some time on the bike (<3 my Wahoo + Zwift) and in the pool of course, and I'm hoping to sign up for a mentor program if they run again in 2020. I think my biggest hurdle is going to be confidence, so any encouraging words would be very welcome.

Thanks for reading, and for creating such a supportive community for us newbies!