Hello from MIchigan!

Well I have been around this site for a while now, getting ready to start in with the new incarnation of me. Now is the time! )

I once apon a time swore that I would never do a triathlon.

My fear was the swim. Oh, and failure... but the swim by far.

I was so sick of bieng a slow runner, that I figured why would I want to torture myself and be bad at three sports instead of one?

My attitude has obviously changed. Sparred on by burn-out in running, I realized that my heart had withdrawn from activity once and for all. And I think that we all know if your heart is not in it - you will never move forward.

I was not happy with my running anymore. It felt labored and very uninspired. I loathe labored and uninspired activities.

I looked deep within myself and realized that I did not have an option... I cannot stop moving. I need to keep moving to stay healthy. SO if I suffer from burn out with only one choice of exercise (i.e. running), then wouldn't having three sports to train in eleviate the burn-out potnential?

Hmmmm....

So after thinking that I started to swim with a master's swim group - and could barely make it 25 yards.

5 weeks later I am very active in my Triathlon club, swimming 4 times a week with both the club and a master's group complete with two coaches on deck, and have absolutely fallen in love with swimming.

WHy did I ever let my fears come before action?

If you can walk away with anything from this post - please let it be the knowledge that you should always give yourself a chance. Do not by any means short yourself of an experience - because in the end, that experience can change your outlook and really give you focus.

I am so looking forward to this journey towards triathlon. Going form running half-marathons to sprint tris will be a refreshing change of pace, and I have fine tuned a motto to keep me on the right path - if I am not having fun, then why am I doing it?

The day that I stop having fun will be the day that I realize that I have let myself go down a wrong path.