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[shellkay1212]

Hmmm, that's a good idea. Is it too early to sign up for next year? Maybe that would keep me from saying, "one more day" or "monday" or "next week". I had told myself TODAY is the day I start. One year from today my son is getting married so it seemed like a good day to start.

[zia]

Shellkay, last December I had the same compulsion. I knew I wanted to start training for my first triathlon that very day! That very minute! I went to http://www.trifind.com and found a race that sounded right to me. It was a Sprint distance, women only, and wasn't until the following September! But: I set up my calendar to send me a reminder the day registration opened and got to work building up my base. I just did that race last weekend. Somehow, my momentum carried me through the winter, and the past nine months have been so very different from what I expected them to be. (The original tri I signed up for ended up being my third! of the season.)

So I say, if your heart is telling you to start, go for it!, and enjoy your triathlon journey!

[shellkay1212]

Zia,

I'm going to that Web site right now! Boy I have a lot of work to do. I'm overweight and cannot run around the block or swim one pool length. BUT, I can bike 50 miles! It's on!

[uk elephant]

Just read your thread and wanted to chime in just to say that I'm in the same boat. I want to do a sprint tri some time next summer (possibly June), but am nowhere near ready yet. I started yesterday....did 45minutes in the pool. Plan is to try running today after work. Running and swimming will definitely be my weakest legs so I guess I'll have to do lots of that through the winter. Good luck to you, Shellkay! Keep us posted on how you do...