IBD Tri group (I'm Better Doing Tri's) Closed (Page 2)

I don’t know they had mentor groups tell a friend told me he was thinking about being a mentor. I think this is WONDERFUL!!

Name: Mindy

Story: Well let me see… First off I have always been a big goal setter and 9 times out of 10 I usually reach them (even if it take 10 years :P). My three biggest goals as a child were, to do a triathlon become a firefighter and join the military (preferably the Marines). I always wanted to become a Marine I guess because of the motto they used,”The Few, the Proud, the Marines”. Anyway I found out shortly after I graduated high school that I had a blood disorder called ITP which is very similar to hemophilia, I don’t have enough platelets in my blood so the military won’t allow me to join. So I spoke to the Omaha fire department and since they said I would be too high of a liability for them they wouldn’t hire me either. So now I am doing my triathlon goal.
I want to be healthily more than anything. I was kind of a sickling child; I missed most of my fifth grade year because I was so sick with mono they almost had to hospitalize me and well every year since then I always seem to catch something. I have already been sick three times this year and truthfully I am just plan sick of being sick!! I want to be healthy and I know getting in shape and doing it the right way is the best way to that so that’s kind of way I am here.

Family: I have a rather large family. I have 6 older brothers and sister, all of which have children, totaling the niece and nephew count to 15, with one on the way. Thankfully I don’t have any children of my own yet. My husband and I have a dog and 2 cats which are my babies none the less.

 
Current training: I will be using the 16 week Olympic training program – 3x balanced that the site has put up. I have switched a few things around so it works a little better with my schedule but it is still basically that same program.

Previous races: Well since I just started over the summer I don’t have a lot under my belt as far as races are concurred. I have only competed in two triathlons both of which were sprints.

2010 races: I haven’t officially signed up for any races yet but my race goals this year are to do 3 Sprint and 2 Olympic triathlons this summer. I am also going to be doing a race running up a 40 story building. It’s called the Trek up the Tower.  Anyway it should be fun.

Weight loss: I have decided that weight loss isn’t going to be one of my focuses this year. I have been setting goals to lose weight for years and even though I usually do I always seem to put it back on in the long run, then I just get p*ssed off at myself for it. So I have decided that my goal this year is going to be eating right and sticking to my exercise program. I guess really my main focus is just to be healthy that’s all I really want. And well, if I lose weight GREAT, if not oh well.

Why I'd be a good mentee: I think I would be a good mentee because I still have no clue really what I should or need to be doing in order to train correctly. I need help, plain and simple.