New to the sport

Lets see where to begin.....

My real name is Jason and I am new to the whole triathlete realm.

I am 32 years old and live in Oklahoma.

I have not entered into a competition yet and my goal is to train for 1 year and enter a tri sometime around next August. I am not out to break any records except the goals that I set for myself. My first goal being actually two things:

1. Enter a Triathlon by the end of next summer.
2. To finish the triathlon and not come in last. The later really doesnt matter for the 1st triathlon, finishing will be victory enough for me.

If for nothing more this is a motivation factor for me. I need to shed quite a few pounds and allow myself to be in a better place physically. In doing this I know it will improve my overall self esteem. I will continue to post and read the wonderful articles contained in these forums.