Zero to Tri - Day 1

Brain Good? Check!  Body Good? Nope!
It's been about a year since I last posted something here. Can't say I've been too busy, can't say I've had nothing to say. No excuses. School is still going well. I'm actually getting close to the dissertation phase of my doctorate but that's another subject for another post. This past year I have taken stock of my life, accomplishments, etc and can say that it's been a good year except for one thing, my fitness factor is a big "0", nada, nunca, zilch. My brain is good (some might question this statement), but the rest of my body,...well... not so much.

A Decision Has Been Reached
So I have a made a big decision, huge decision really. I want to (should I say "am going to") complete a triathlon before I reach my 60th birthday. That gives me about ...gulp...a year from this December. Now, to be honest, I have done a few of these before but about 20 years ago so am not new to the concept or pain. However the unknown for me is training for a triathlon with an older body and much less fit body than before. I'm treating this experience as something totally new.

This isn't a spur of the moment decision, I've been requesting literature from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program for the last couple of years but didn't act. This year is different. I will be going to the information session this Saturday to learn more about what they do, what I will need to do, etc. My end goal of this adventure is the St. Anthony's tri in April 2013.

Taking Control
As I have been writing this, I've been trying to find some clever pictures of couch potatoes, book worms, fattening food and wine glasses to add to this post. None of them have really resonated with me. I think this is because this journey is about taking control of my life, not what I have allowed to take control of me in the past, therefore, I will not ponder the past - only the future - and it looks interesting.

Consider this installment 1 of the chronicles of my journey. There will be no before/after pics (unless the after pic looks awesome!). But hopefully lots of training tips, milestones, successes, and very few setbacks. Hopefully my journey will inspire others. Just putting this all in writing makes it real now.