Girl Passing on Left (FULL)

Woo hoo, I just got my email okee dokee........ so I can play too ! 

My name is Julie, I'm a 40 year old mom of one little girl (she's 4).  I had her in swim lessons and realized I could not swim . So about 10 weeks ago I started going to the pool and talking with lifeguards to learn how to swim properly.  I've spent so many HOURS in the pool learning ! Now swimming is not hard for me ! Woo hoo

Then during that time was invited to our YMCA's first indoor tri on March 7th 2009. So i've never done a tri, just preparing for one.

So I had to learn to run/jog, just did a 5k today ....I'm so tired ! lol

Biking is really my weakness now, I've not been on it very much at all and since I am in Indiana and it's cold I've not been on it at all.  I do bike at the YMCA though.

So anyway, I'm a real newbie and I'm greatful to be included in this group ! Thank you

Welcome Julie...first of all you must be an amazing gal...with such a great name! I am honored that you picked my mentors group...with all there are out there! I promise to do all I can to get you completely prepared mentally and physically for that first tri you attempt! do you have any in mind? if not, we can help you to find a few in your area...

Rumor has it that there will be another gal from Indiana joining our team...I know you will love her just as much as I do...she was on my mentors group last year. 

Glad to have you on the team....hope you will set up your training page so that we can inspire you....if you need any help please let me know... I will be happy to help....you may want to pm me if you want an immediate response.

I will eventually be making up a box that we can dump into our training log that will link us directly to each and every team member who joins this group...makes it much easier then going to our friends column....

Once again welcome...I look forward to getting to know you better and for us to both keep each other on tract...you can help me with my swimming and I will help you with biking. Have a great weekend!

Sledge - 2008-12-20 1:12 PM Pick me, pick me!   I think it would be so inspiring to be in your mentoring group!

are you kidding? inspiring is your middle name! I am sooooooo thrilled and honored to have you on this team! Even though I feel I know you as well as my blood sister...you are going to have to introduce yourself for all the others to see what a tri-rockstar you are!

as for todays training for the group:

haha....realize this is just for this Saturday...we will be much more serious next Saturday!

Tri-rockstar???  YGTBSM!!!  But I can introduce myself, so here goes:

I'm Cheri, 51 years young, live in Florida with my DH of nearly 25 years.  We have no children, which theoretically should give me lots of training time.  Also, he's an airline pilot so he is gone for days at a time, so that too should give me more training time.  But then there's this little thing called a job... I'm an engineer under contract to the Air Force, have a group of "professionals" that I am responsible for (even though some act like children), and consequently my job keeps me busy.  Then there's the travel piece -- get the picture?  Training time is very precious to me, and I get up at o'dark thirty nearly every morning to run.

I've been running for years, but about 4 years ago I had a bad car accident that really put life into perspective.  I decided to really dedicate myself to running and racing, but then I started training for my first half marathon on these old knees and decided that I needed to do some cross training.  I started to bike and fell in love with it!  I was getting ready for my first triathlon about 2 1/2 years ago when I fell while running and broke my collarbone.  So that put off the first tri for a year (and I had to do it with a plate in my shoulder, so breaststroke was all I could swim).  But I'm hooked, and my "A" race for 2009 is the Gulf Coast Half Ironman on May 9th.

I can definitely use the inspiration from this group to help me prepare for the HIM.  I have to admit it -- I'm scared!  I know about Julee's (I've been spelling your name wrong this whole year!) family member who passed away, plus I was standing on the beach last year at the GC HIM when they pulled another swimmer out of the same water (and he died too).  But realistically, there are so many more swimmers who finish without problems, and I have raced in the gulf before and after that, so I'm planning to do it. 

There is a lot of inspiration and knowledge we can gain from this forum, so let's share what we know and kick some butt!

You actually were spelling it right before...either way is fine...it is the "B" word that I will not respond to! haha this is going to be a great year....I look forward to you joining us! I have been contacted by a few others that should be joining us soon! YAY....we are on our way to having the best...(shhhhhh dont tell the other teams) around!

Hi Julie...saw your site....you are doing great....let me know if you need more help getting set up!

 hope you are ready for the ride of your life! have a great weekend!

Wooooo... this group looks like a hoot!  Can I join in the fun?

 Me:  jireland5666, real name is Jennifer

Story: I'm 38 years old and have been working out for only 2+ years.  Started working out to get rid of the baby weight.  My twin boys will be 3 in January.  I started working out when they were 6 months old. I go to the gym 4-5 days a week and I also have a personal trainer that I meet with 2x a week.  A girl at my gym was talking about training for a sprint tri last year, but 2 weeks before the event, she broke 3 toes.  It sounded interesting, so I started doing some research and got SUPER motivated!  I thought to myself "I can do this!"  So now I've registered for my first sprint tri on June 5th 2009!  All I want to do is cross the finish line, even if it's in last place.

I've lost 11 lbs in the past 12 weeks, and 13.75 inches, thanks to my trainer and a good diet.  I'm at 145 right now, and I'm hoping to lose another 10 lbs before the race.  I'm working on my endurance by hitting the treadmill a few times a week.  I also have a bike trainer in my exercise room and I've been hitting that when I can't get into a spin class at the gym.  They have a daycare room at my gym which helps, but we don't have a pool at the gym, so I haven't been able to get in the pool yet.  I might

Family: Married 10 years and have 3 year old twin boys. We live in Atlanta, GA.  I'm a stay at home mom... but do a party business on weekend nights. 

I'm probably the super-newbiest in the group, but I need the motivation from a group setting.  I have to get my training log set up. I'll figure that out shortly.

Here's to us!

Welcome Jennifer...we would love to have you join us! First of all let me congratulate you on your weight loss...that is fabulous! you must be very proud of yourself. You have come to the right site for help in training for triathlons...BT is a wealth of information right at your fingertips...you are sooo going to rock that first triathlon come next May...we will see to that! and always remember that someone has to finish last...and if it is you...oh well...at least you did it!

Congrats on the weight loss...that is amazing! 1 pound a week and over 13" SUPERB JOB!!! dreadmill is good...spinning class is fabulous training...and I dont even have a trainer...so go get em girl! you do need to start swimming somewhere...that way you will be comfortable in the water on race day...the more laps you swim the better...there are usually pools at Universities that can be used by the public...let me know if you need me to help you find one....I have a few triathlete friends in your area and I am sure they know of some....

Once again welcome...make sure to log your workouts...as we will all be watching each other....once we close the team I will ask each of you to give me your strengths....weaknesses...and what it is that you find inspiring. Let me know if you have questions on how to set up your log...the easiest way for me to explain is to go to your log...there is a control panel on the left top side right below the beginner triathlet logo...click on that and then click on edit your training settings...go to goals...and start typing away....make sure to add me as a friend...as well as the others on our team...I will eventually make a box with links to each of our teammates so we can easily inspire each other....this you will be able to copy and paste into your goals area....hope this all made sense...if you have any questions feel free to ask...so you no...no questions are silly questions...do not be embarrassed to ask! WELCOME AND Have fun....we would love for you to join in on the fun!!!!

yo spartacus...glad to hear from you!...glad you chose us...we are honored! even though I know you and know you well...make sure to introduce yourself to the other teammates.

We are going to have some great fun training these next few months...then when we get to where we feel we need to be...we can we all come and hang out with you in Hawaii??? right???? I keep threatening to come your way! I did not make it to Hawaii this past year...so next year, you will more then likely be seeing me! ARENT YOU EXCITED!?  you bet you are!

JULIE!!!
i wanna be on your mentor team!! i have to read the whole page, i just sent you a pm though. i havne't been on this site for a couple weeks because i was pouting about the snow. i can't run and i can't swim, and i can't ride. it's sending me to the dark place. BUT i need to get my head outta my arse, and get back on here!! 

amy mutz - 2008-12-22 7:21 AM ME, ME , ME.....JULES I have to be with you....yeah!!! It's Amy from Indiana, and I see you have another IN girl....woooo hooooo yeah. I'm Amy...and I'm a triholic... I have been in the tri cult for two years, and let me tell you I finally found myself when I entered the underground world of triathlons. You can be any age, any size, any fitness level...and you can make wonderful friends across the map. Age:47 Family: Married to John (my best friend) kids 6, two of my own and 4 of Johns. Races: I have done various sprint Tri's, 1 Olympic, 5ks, 8ks, and 1 mini marathon. Strength: My mind, and bike. Weakness: running and swimming, you don't have to be fast, just finish. I love Julie, and this will be an inspirational group!!!! So girl am I in????? Am I in??????????????? Please, please!!!! Love from Indiana Amy

are you kidding me...you are soooooooo in....looks like we have two Amys and two Julies in this group...VERY INTERESTING! I am thrilled and honored to have you join us! by the way...love the new avatar! this is going to be a great 2009...I can tell already!

Welcome Trish...I look forward to absorbing all the swim info you have for me! I on the other hand will do all I can (even if it means me driving the hour and a half to Davis) to get you to be the queen of biking...plus, there are a few centuries/half centuries in our area that we can do together.

Good luck with the medical issues....are they running tests? please keep us posted!

WELCOME Lyssa...of course you can not swim now...the only water sport you can do is ice fish near your home! what I want to know is what is all this pouting stuff - no pouting allowed girl...remember you are my tough chick!!!!...and dont tell me you are not running....cuz you have a two year old! lord knows you need to keep your running shoes on to chase him! and I thought you had a trainer drainer!? time to get on and drain train! if you do not...we are going to have to get you one! what is the challenge this month...running, biking or swimming? we need to get you back on track and show those other challenge teams and teammates of yours just what my lyssa-gator is all about! she is not a pouter...but a go-getter and a doer! so you my gal...it is time to get those six shooters out...or that wonderful pace booty of a husband and go for a run...even if it is in circles around your house...go girl go! no more dark days for you! time to get the sunshine back in your days!

I will be making a box to place in our goals area of our training logs with all the names of our teammates...this is so we will have easy access to keep an eye on each other and to inspire hopefully on a daily basis. I wanted to ask the team how many people we would like to have? I personally say the more the merrier...but want to make sure we do not get overwhelmed with too many...so, how many is too many?

also, we need to be thinking about what our strengths are and weaknesses may be...this will let us know what areas you feel you are in need of....so, time for you all to start chatting here....do not be shy! I am hoping that we will be like my last years mentors group who continued on all the way thru late September or October...so, lets go team...time to get started....

I will go first:

My strengths are definitely in biking...which is my TRUE love of this sport.

My weakness is swimming...I swim outdoors and the winters even though they are fairly mild considered to many of you ...it is sometimes very hard to motivate to crawl out of my warm bed to go out and get in a pool! I ended up going to the noon masters class, but want to get used to the morning swims...so, you will all have to help me to GET UP and GET IN THAT POOL!

I love to inspire...so get ready!I have tons of cartoons that I will be sending to each of you! I love to be inspired sooooo hoping you are ones who will do so!?!!! hoping that we have a chatty team...this is what will keep me coming back...so team time to chat and time to start that training we all came here to do!

who's next?

WELCOME MONICA! we are honored you chose us! We do look to have a fun team and between us all we should be able to help you in all the areas needed to become that triathlete you so desire to be! You have made the biggest step by joining in...the rest you will see is a given and before long you will be crossing that finish line and we hope with the same beautiful smile you have in your picture! Being athletic is to your advantage and if you ran track you should do fine with the run portion. Do you have a bike? and are you swimming at all? I would like for you to try and do at least 4 days a week of 30 minute work outs...that is only 2 hours a week...TO START! we will up it as you get more comfortable... if you have a spin class at you gym this is a great way to train for the bike portion and I can not emphasize enough about the importance of joining a masters swim team...I thought I was a great swimmer...had been on swim teams and was doing laps on my own...I swam for almost 6 months before I felt I was ready to join the team..and I truly thought I would be able to keep up...WRONG...my technique sucked and I was doing everything wrong...so, if I could do everything over I would have joined a masters team from day one!! with that said, I do not want to overwhelm you but want you to know that I am already rooting you towards that finish! What I need you to do is to make sure to set up and log all your workouts in your training log and to chime in with any concerns or questions you may have...between myself and the others we will get you  your answers!

I promise that it may be daunting now, but you are soooooooo on the right track! Make sure to ask any and all questions...that is what we are here for! and let me be the first to say...there are "NO" dumb questions....believe you me! if there are...I have asked them all!

I hope I have not overwhelmed you....I know you will love this site! if you have any questions...let me know. I can help you set up your training log if you need it....

THIS IS WHY EVERYONE LOVES JULIE!! i will say that although i haven't been running/biking/swimming, that i HAVE been staying somewhat active. like you said julie, i DO have a two year old (and a 4 year old, and an 8 year old LOL) i am trying for my first marathon, the seattle rock n roll at the end of june. i was getting sort of panicky about the training, the plan that i have is a 24 (?) week plan, and day one is a 7 mile run with 10X100meters. i think the longest i've run, EVER is somewhere between 5 and 6 miles. and that was a while ago, so i spent some time building up again, and was up to around 5 miles (this is a comfortable-push distance for me) when the freakin snow dumped on me. no kidding, it's more than knee deep, and they haven't really been plowing! it's psychotic! so now of course i'm worrying about distance, losing fitness, endurance again, and having to start over. on friday it will have been two weeks since my last run. i'm thinking about joining a 24 hour fitness that's not terribly far from my house (like 40 minutes driving. LOL) but they have no pool there. ah well can't have it all.

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Everyone promises to come to Hawaii, and no one ever shows up. 

Hi all!  My name is Nalani.  I’m from Hawaii.  I’m not married (but am getting married in June), have no kids, and no pets (but that will also change shortly after I get married J).  This is my third year doing triathlons.  I swam when I was in elementary and intermediate school, but then went on to much less athletic pastimes throughout high school and undergraduate school.  In grad. school I started playing soccer, and took a triathlon class.  Soon after the class, I was addicted to the sport.

Next year, I plan on doing a marathon, a couple of sprint tris, an Olympic distance, and a HIM  Other than that, I’ll likely just do things as they come my way.

Being in Hawaii, I really have no reason not to train year round.  That being said, I haven’t been on my bike since September.  So, biking is definitely a weakness.  So is running, but I’m really learning to love it.  I also need help with the whole injury prevention and nutrition thing. 

Strengths: I’m generally pretty positive about everything.  I’m rarely negative about training.  If someone notices that I’m being negative about something, will they kindly throw something at me?