Rookie Clydesdale

Hello everybody. I am a 45 year old Central Pennsylvania law enforcement officer who hasn't done much of anything fitness-wise since 1990, when I was last on SORT (Special Operations Response Team). Last year my wife and I made the commitment to lose some major weight. I've dropped 75 pounds, half of my 150 pound goal, and have decided it's time to add some physical exercise again. The Beginner Triathlete site was a God-send. I've always been intrigued by triathalon, since watching my first HI IRonman in the late '70's.

Obviously at 6'2" and 300 pounds I'm still a pretty big boy. So it's probably best to start slow. I've been following the Conservative Runner Program for about six weeks now. But, being a Marine I tend to want to push pretty hard too whe I'm motivated. that was always oneo f the downfalls of earlier efforts. But then I never had a group I could talk to like this either. I've always thought I had to do this alone. I'll be counting on feedback from here to help stay motivated.

I've got a three day a week, two exercise plan in mind to start. That will let me do two of three events each day, all three twice each week, and alternate between them to maintain interest. I'm adding a very basic weight training program from a book by Bill Pearl (former Mr. Universe) for strength training. My intent here is to become physically fit while maintaining at least 225 pounds of solid "hurt you" for those times I need it at the prison.

If you try to e-mail me you have to include TRIATHLETE in the subject line or it won't get through.