Thank you for starting this thread Eclectic!!!
I am 36, 5'6" and 2oo lbs ... depending on the day.
I have always been active an outdoorsy, when the couch isn't calling. Work hard labor for a living, and have an athletic family......so it is IN there.
My secret goal has been to do a triathlon.....just started really riding my bike a few weeks ago and starting to think that if I applied myself, maybe I could make one of those Sprint Tri's that they have here in Colorado next year.

Reading ya'lls posts...I am SURE now that I can do it with the right focus and support.

One of the many things I love about this forum is that it takes the intimidation out of it all, seeing that people of all ages and sizes are out there. Here in beautiful Colorado, i see all young, gorgeous, fit people out there and am afraid to hit the trail at times!

Thank you SO much for the inspiration Eclectic and all of you! Glenwood Springs has a Sprint Tri every September.........am not only beginning to think I can do it, am beginning to think I can look for one earlier........even if I never have even run around a block. I'm a walking fool, a guppy and quickly becoming addicted to the bike....

Thank yoU!!!!
Brigitte