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David,

I am interested in joining your group. 

I am engaged to my angel, Gwen, who sat enraptured during the Ironman coverage from IM World Championship.  We have 5 kids, threee that she brought with and 2 that I have part-time custody of on alternating weekends during the school year and alternating weeks during summer.

I work from home and only go into the office about twice per month.  I travel infrequently and have found irony in that I can train when I travel, but not on days when I go into the local office.  Three guesses as to where I engineer my off days!

For training, I workout at the local park district gym which has a pool. I've primarily been focused on bike and strength as I am having trouble with my left peroneal tendons and more recently, my right shoulder.  I haven't been to see a physician yet, but my bet is that these are all problems coming out of poor mechanics and a weak core.  I already log my training into the training log and am using the training plans provided by BT.  I am looking into getting a swim stroke analysis done to ensure that everything is flowing properly.

I am registered for Leon's Triathlon in June and plan on registering for the Galena Sprint in May.  I would also like to race Steelhead, but I would like to get my biomechanics ironed out before I commit $$ to that one.  Other than that, I'll race in 5K, 8K and 10K races with my fiance here and there.

Sorry for being so wordy and I look forward to woking with you!

Rob

Hello Rob,
Great to have you on the team,  This years IM coverage was great. Its a yearly tradition for my wife and I to watch and hopefully get there one day.  I think 90% of triathletes could tune their swimming stroke (me included).  If you haven't already make sure your logs are open to either everyone our members of the group so we can all see what your doing.
I will start logging my workouts once I get over this cold.
Again Welcome

David

Thanks David.
I found a bit of time to give you and our group a bit of my history so here it goes and I will try not to be too long winded and I hope I don't bore too many people with it.

Personal History:
I am 47 years old, 5 foot 10 and about 168 lbs. Last summer (August 2010) I participated in a Tri-a-Tri in Chatham Ontario Canada - about one hour across the border from Detroit Michigan (I live in a small town just outside Windsor Ontario directly across the border from Detroit). I had a great time and I fell in love with the sport.

I am actually a Golf Professional and a Class A Member of the Canadian PGA (so if you need any help with your golf swig in exchange for this service - let me know - that goes for anyone in this group - lol) I now also teach a Golf Business specific program at a local college here in the area.

I have decided to take this sport up for a number of reasons, most of them personal which I am sure I will share with the group along the way if you anyone is interested.

My goals for the 2011 season may be a bit lofty but I am ready to give it a shot. I would like to do at least 3 sprint tri's this coming season and maybe something a bit longer at the end of the summer. Please let me know if you think this may be a bit too ambitious. My current work situation and other schedules allow for a flexible training schedule so I am not too worried about that part of it. 

I would have to say that my biggest road block is the swimming. I did not grow up a swimmer so technically, to put it simply, I stink! I have engaged a swimming coach here at the college and I am trying. I have to be honest, it is frustrating. I am having trouble with it. Getting the rhythm and timing during the breathing process is driving me nuts. I am normally pretty good at picking up a physical activity pretty quickly but this is tough. I know I have to be more patient but I am not going to quit.

I guess I should also let you know that just prior to the tri-a-tri last August I injured my neck (c5, c6 nerve root damage) resulting in radiculopathy. I managed during the tri-a-tri with the use of some pain meds but since then have been under the care of a physio therapist, chiropractor and wonderful massage therapist. I am operating at about 90% but the prognosis is good. I do still experience some left arm pain and weakness but God willing I will put this behind me. We believe the injury was a buildup of years of golf aggravated by quickly exerting myself in my new found passion of training.

Anyway - to make a long story longer (sorry everyone) I am looking forward to a new year and participating in this great sport along with my other passion - golf.

I have not even looked at the training plans or idea on here yet but will be doing so late this year and early in the New Year. I will be in Panama City Beach over the Christmas holiday however and plan on doing some swim training in the pool at the condo to attempt to get more comfortable for the swim training days ahead.

OK - enough about me  please let me know anything else you need to know and oranything else I need to do heading into the new year.

I look forward to hearing from you.

 Kevin

Hi Tim.

Great bio - look forward to learning from you along the way.

Kevin

David, I am excited to be in the group. 

My background is as follows. 

I grew up playing all sports but never had a desire to run or do endurance sports.  I played football and baseball in college but hated the conditioning aspect of it.  I always loved lifting weights but whenever we ran any distance I would hate it.  I am much more fast twitch than slow twitch.

Anyway, I did a sprint tri a few years ago just because I was curious and I had a good time.  Then one day last summer I was talking to some guys that were doing IMFL and I was shocked they were doing it because I thought only gifted professionals did that.  Then it hit me...if they can do it, I can at least try to do it.  So I signed up for a sprint tri and a half marathon and it started.

I have a wonderful wife and two small kids (5 and 2).  My wife is not real sure about all the training but she is willing to let me try.  My son, who is five, wants to do everything with me and I cant wait until one day he can.

My goals this year are to do a HIM in May and either another HIM in late summer or a full IM.  There are a few sprints around my area so I hopefully will do a few of those.   But my main goal is to do an IM either late this year or 2012.

I am really excited to get help and info from everyone and look forward to this year.

Jason

Keith Welcome and thank you for your service!!!!

Living in Ohio I know what the dreadmill is like although no spongebob for me! :-)
You think like me, you needed something new so you picked Tri's (I love it).  That is about how I got into it. I will say its a great avenue for competitive people.

Welcome aboard Tim.

I wish would have ran my whole life, as that is my biggest weakness.  That is great your wife supports your training as one of my friends says (happy wife happy Life).  I know how easily it could get out of control training as it can become all consuming wayyyy to quick.  Have you been to the Racine site? we are looking at that one this year also.

I will do my best to make this group fun and informative but I will count on everyone to post and keep it going.

Great to hear more about your Kevin,  These 1st few post can never be too long as we all need to get to know each other.
I too WAS an avid golfer after college but a 2 handicap is probably a 22 now.  Since I have been training I have about 4 rounds on my own ball and about 40 scrambles with clients.  IM training will kill a game pretty quick. lol

As for your swimming I have a friend with back issues and swimming bothers it more than anything due to the body rotation.  When you swim does it aggravate your back?

With your race schedule and the limited info I have my goal would be to work on being healthy and play the races by ear for now.  What was a typical training week for you that caused the back injury?

ENJOY the FL weather, I will be in Key west 1st week of year.  Can't wait to get out of the cold