Clyde from Houston - First Tri in 2 weeks

Been lurking for a few days, thought I would finally introduce myself.  I'm 32, M, from Houston and signed up for my first Sprint Tri in 2 weeks. 

I've currently been training for...ohhh, 7 days and bought my roadie about 5 days ago.  I was 255lbs on January 17th and my only exercise came from rugby.  Today I stepped on the scale and it read 219, woohoo! 

Decided to start eating Paleo and trained in rugby twice a week (4 hours of running and sprints).  About 3 weeks ago I started to walk/jog around my subdivision.  Ran 1.5 miles about 3 weeks ago which was a huge accomplishment for me considering I generally needed to break up my run.  Last week I ran 4.5 miles wth no breaks and honestly couldn't believe my progression.  It's extremely invigorating!

After that, I decided to shoot for a personal life goal of competing in a Tri.  I've swam in the past with my wife, who is a former collegiate swimmer, however my main concern is the bike/run.

Picked up my bike 5 days ago, old school steal Diamondback with Shimono 105 components for $280, pedals complete with cages lol.  That day I rode 13 miles at a horrible pace.  I immediately tried to run which was a huge mistake.  Legs were like jello and calves started to cramp up.  Saturday I went for my second bike ride of 8 miles with a 2 mile run afterwards.  I averaged 4.25 minutes per mile (pretty sad but only second ride) and finished my run just over 15 minutes. 

Excited about my upcoming Tri.  I feel a little crazy for only having 3 weeks of training before my first Sprint but I feel that I'm ready to push myself.  It's addicting!!  Biggest goal for me is to focus on finishing and not my time or other competitors.

Sorry for the long post, just wanted to provide some history

Ben