Introduce yourself: Georgians (Page 9)

Name: Adam
Age: 22
Hometown: Dallas, TX
City\Town: Kennesaw, GA
Favorite Training Places:
Kennesaw Mt., Columns Drive,

Triathlons Completed:
none to date..hopefully soon?
Current Goals:
Get back into shape. I ran highschool cross country and track. but since i graduated i have done absolutley nothing. Would really like to find some workout partners in my area.

Hello Fellow Georgians. Training for a sprint Triathlon in late October and found this site. I've been a runner for a couple years now and am ready to challenge myself with a triathlon. Moved to GA about 10 years ago. While I live in GA, I'm actually going to tackle my first triathlon back in my home town of St.Pete, FL. While I have a lot of training to do between now and then, I'm really looking forward to it.

Name: Natalie
Age: 35
Hometown: St.Petersburg, Florida
City\Town: Canton, GA
Favorite Training Places: Silver Comet Trail, Kennesaw Mt., Local Neighboorhood, LifeTime Fitness
Triathlons Completed: None yet
Current Goals: Be ready to do my first sprint triathlon on Oct 25.

Welcome FL Natalie! 

 Hope your training is going well.  There are a lot of folks from the Kennesaw/Woodstock area here in the GA forum and many postings for group activities (open water swim on Sunday) so don't be afraid to join in.

I didn't look to see if you are logging your workouts, but I've really enjoyed that aspect of BT (and the cool graphs) and it doesn't crap out on you like the Garmin software does sometimes. 

 Steph

Name:  Duane
Age:  34
Hometown:  Rochester, NY
City\Town:  Canton/Bridgemill
Favorite Training Places:  Outback Steakhouse, Burger King, McDonalds, oh wait, maybe that's why I'm still a Clyde!
Triathlons Completed:  Emerald Pointe - 10/5/08 (my first)
Current Goals:  Goal #1 -- Get out of Clyde!  Goal #2 -- Get in MUCH better shape!  Goal #3 -- do 6 - 10 or so triathlons next year, hopefully a couple in the Oly range. 

I was 246 pounds in August when I finallly decided to get in shape.  That wouldn't be bad if I was 8'9", but coming in at a whopping 5'7" that's a problem!  Was doing pretty well staying injury free for Emerald Pointe but wound up getting patellar tendonitis 4 weeks before the race.  No running for a month prior to the race, but still managed to finish within the range I was hoping for.  I only logged 107 miles on my bike before the race so I really should have expected to be blazing any trails out there.  I made it down to 215 but would really like to crack back into the 100's.  I haven't seen that in 14 years!  I went out a little too fast -- probably because I was so excited to be doing my first triathlon.  I was in the second wave 30-34 men, and got out of the water 6th.  Then, BONK!  There was this monster hill up to T1, but who am I kidding?!?!  I was walking before I even got to the hill.  I think I took this race out like the swimming was all I needed to do.  I was a competitive swimmer growing up and swam all through high school and college.  Then, lazy town.  Four children later (two sets of twins no less), 70 pounds (all sympathy weight for my wife's pregnancies of course!) I finally did some soul searching this summer and took the plunge.  I'm really excited to be a "triathlete" now, and I'm looking forward to training this winter to get ready for 2009! 

I'd love to chat with some fellow triathletes from the area and look forward to meeting many of you in the chute!  Just look out, because with my horrible running, you'll be in serious danger if you're anywhere near me!!! 

 Looking forward to the new lifestyle......

Hi everyone!

 I'm a student in college right now and after running competitively in much of high school, I tried to compete at the college level.  After suffering 5 stress fractures during my first 2 years and running maybe 10 races during both track and cross combined I gave up on running competitively in college.

 After I gaining 30 lbs over a 7 month span, I decided that I can't live like this or I'd become overweight and obese in no more than 10 years down the road.  I have a couple of friends who would use cycling as a recreation or exercise when they couldn't run with the team, and it seemed like they were having lots of fun cycling.

 I've decided that maybe a triathlon program would be really cool to do.  The mileage for running is much lower than collegiate runners train on, and the benefits with the cycling and swimming seem to be really beneficial to getting fit.  I'm hoping to do a sprint triathlon next spring and possibly get up to the Half-Ironman distance late in the season next year (Sept.).

 Any advice on swimming is definitely welcome.  I am getting help from my friends with the cycling aspect of the sport, but the swimming is by far the toughest discipline for me right now.  I am tired after only 50 meters and I don't know the proper technique to come up to breathe while swimming forward and not stopping.

Asher Dozier

27

Covington

Charlie Elliot WMA or Chattahoochee NF

1998 Rocketman Sprint in Huntsville AL when I was 17 is only race.   2009 is the year I plan to start back. 

 Finish 3 triathlons in 2009 (2 sprint and 1 oly hopefully)

Name: Brittany Testerman
Age: 23
Hometown: Long Island, NY
City\Town: Marietta, GA
Favorite Training Places: Columns Drive
Triathlons Completed:none! just signed up for my first one
Current Goals: NYC Triathlon, ready to get back in shape!

Ran a marathon two years ago, ready for a new challenge, looking for people to train with in the area! 

Welcome....lots of people just finished IM FLA, so you will have plenty of support on the board.  Get active! 

Name: Mike Martin
Age: 45 (really?)
Hometown: Tifton, GA
City\Town: Alpharetta, GA
Favorite Training Places: Alpharetta Greenway, my basement, Ocee Park, various routes and sidewalks in Alpharetta/Johns Creek
Triathlons Completed:  Ga Veterans Sprint (Aug 2008), Douglasville Last Chance Sprint (Oct 08)
Current Goals: Alpharetta Half Mary 3/1/09; 2 Sprints Summer 09; 1st Oly Summer 09

 I have been reading and posting on the GA BT Forum since I decided to do my first Sprint this past summer, but I am just now introducing myself.  I have really found some great info on this site and it has really helped me get into the sport - thanks to all of you for the time you spend sharing information .  Looking forward to building on a successful 2008 for an even better 2009.  

-mm 

Name: Juanice Christian
Age: 44
Hometown: Panama City, FL
City\Town: Lilburn, GA
Favorite Training Places: Mountain Park Park, Tribble Mill Park, Alpharetta Greenway

Triathlons Completed:  Acworth Women's Sprint (Aug 2008), Emerald Coast Sprint Duathlon (Oct 08, AG 2nd)
Current Goals: Iron Girl (June 09), Acworth Womens (Aug 09), Emerald Coast Duathlon (Oct 09), A1A Half Marathon (Feb 09), a sprint tri as part of a relay team and possibly another duathlon or two as well as the MS Bike Tour in Savannah and Callaway

I've been lurking a lot lately and wanted to say hello. 

Juanice

Hey Mindy!  Have you guys started riding on Saturday afternoons yet?

We've been total wimps in the cold weather.  Brrrrr  Oh, and I pimpedmybike.  She is sporting aerobars.

Name: Latrina Olive
Age: 29
Hometown: California (all over)

City\Town: Decatur, GA
Favorite Training Places: YMCA, house, anywhere outdoors

Triathlons Completed: Ackworth and Last Chance.
Current Goals: Drop weight.

Name: Tommy Chambers
Age: 45
Hometown: Warner Robins, GA
City\Town: Warner Robins, GA
Favorite Training Places: The empty subdivision a mile from my house, the 'cornfield' next to my daughters' school, Silver Comet Trail, any trail that doesn't have dogs, grizzlies or flying monkeys
Triathlons Completed:  None (yet)
Current Goals: 2:00:00 half-marathon (target Tallahassee half Feb/2009) & 4:30:00 full (target Snickers Mar/2009)

I did a training run (10.5 miles) this past weekend at a little known 50k event in Milledgeville called the Bartram Forest Winter Run.  The downpours made it very difficult conditions on part of the trail but something about it sparked interest....thats all i will say about that (Forest Gump).

howdy, mike!! hope we cross a few paths this coming year!

Name: Michael Williams

Age: 43

Hometown: Athens, Ga

City\Town: Athens, Ga

Favorite Training Places: Athens- it is a great place to train.

Triathlons Completed: 2007-Langley Pond, Orlando 70.3, Chatt. Waterfront, Lake Westpoint, SC 1/2

Current Goals: 2008- Ft. Yargo Trail 1/2 Mary, Boston Marathon, Turtle Crawl, Macon 1/2, Chatt. Waterfront, IM Lou

If you live in Athens or close by and looking for rides, runs, open water swims, get in touch with me. There is a fun, strong and growing group of triathletes of all levels in the Athens area and there is always a group getting together to train.