my mom says that she can't believe that I do anything athletic now since I would do anything to get out of PE growing up.

I've never been too athletic. but I've always dabbled in things a bit.

I played soccer in 7th and 8th grade, but I wasn't any good. I once kicked the ball towards the wrong goal.

I learned to swim at the Y as a child.

In my teens I occasionally took long bike rides (maybe 10 miles )

I did aerobics classes in my 20's.

Then at age 36 (5 years ago) I commited myself to exercise. I began to do weight training and to run. I ran 7 marathons. lost 40 pounds and came to LOVE exercise. But I broke both of my feet, one at a time.

When I broke my right foot (2nd), I went to the bike store and bought a road bike.

I'm an ectomorph body type. tall and thin. I should be a good athlete, but I'm not. I'm not coordinated, I can't build muscle. I'm not flexible. I took to running and cycling well, but have never been fast. I didn't have much trouble getting comfortable on the bike. I had a little trouble learning to clip in but not too much.

Everytime I've tried to get faster wtih running I've gotten injured, but I think that I still have potential to get faster.

One thing that I've noticed in tri's is that the people who swam competively when they were young are the ones who really excel there. The ones struggling are the ones who are picking it up as adults. I can swim, but I cannot swim fast.