Lurker coming out of her shell

Hey all,

I've just finished my second season of tris, and it was a total disaster for me emotionally. Whenever I felt like giving up, something here made me go back. I've been inspired the past year by this board, so I decided it was time to stop lurking.

I'm 29 and live in the Chicago suburbs. My weight fluxuates between 110 and 140 at any given time, which greatly impacts my speed and my motivation. I started to tri after reading an article in a fitness magazine 2 years ago that was basically an advertisement for the Danskin tri. I really don't enjoy the training, but the races are sooooo much fun.

Unfortunatly, after starting to train, I discovered that I suffer from a genetic ailment that causes an irregular heart rate. It isn't unusual for me to exceed 220 BPM if I try to run faster than a 10 minute mile. I have been trying different treatments for this, but it makes training very very difficult for me (especially the running since that's what seems to throw my HR out of whack). This just encourages me more - I look around at the other family members who have this condition and I want to be remembered as the one who grabbed life by the horns and made the best of a less than perfect body.

I run these races alone, can't get anyone to do them with me. If you see me at an event, come by and say "hi"! I'll be the one consistently finishing in the bottom 25% but having a grand time doing it!

Edited by hk94 2005-08-16 2:09 PM