I've told my story before, but... I was short of breath and sick and we couldn't figure it out. It took about a year, but it turned out to be a heart rhythm problem and I ended up with a pacemaker. THAT took about a year of fine tuning to get the settings just right.

About the time that I was feeling good again a few other women at work decided to do a local sprint triathlon. It's very short: 1/4m swim, 6 mile bike, 2 mile run. It sounded like a good way to get back in shape, so I joined them.

I came in 3rd for my age group and I was hooked. I've done 3 olys and a few sprints. The game plan, if I can get over my plantar fasciitis that I came down with in November, is to do a HIM later in the summer.

I love it because you get to mix things up exercise-wise. You're not tied to running every day, or just swimming.