How old were you when you decided to train to be a triathlete? (Page 3)

29; then again at 46.

I started doing tri's when I was 29 (tip for all the guys - losing a ton of weight when your wife is entering her third trimester does NOT win you support!). I did a bunch of triathlons over the next 5-6 years; then I did a couple years of adventure races, then life started to get too busy to train routinely.  Fast forward 8 years and 50 pounds later, and I decided to get back into it, since I could eat pretty much whatever I wanted when I was in training and maintain my weight.

Plus getting back into it gave me a reason to upgrade my old steel Bianchi for a new carbon fiber Madone! Mmmmmm - gear-y.

 Ditto.

In my first foray into triathlon, I was just in my second year of college, 20 years old. I'd been a runner, who had started getting injuries, and the various rehab activities just kind of landed me into tri training. I entered my first tri in 1984, right before I shipped up to Alaska for my summer job. I continued to do one race a year before I headed up to Alaska, for another 4 years.

After I finished college, I started racing a lot while working ful time. Got pretty good too.

Fast forward to my late 30's, after a foray into full-time bike racing, and then several years of no aerobic activity... At the age of 39 I was going through a major life change (separation and divorce), and started back into tri training.

Started thinking about it at 16.

Started training at 23, but ended up having to move before my planned race.

Finished my first tri at 25.

Currently 28. 

23

Almost joined marines but for now im happy with life.  Friends + tri's = happy

I joined a friend in june for a sprint and decided that I want to stick with it.  I am 27 years old.

welcome to BT

Melissa