Starting point

4 years ago I would tell people that "I wouldn't run if a cop was chasing me".  Funny how fast things can change.

Over the course of these same four years I have been diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism or "graves disease" that had my resting heart rate sitting at an unbearable 120pbm.  Wow right?  I could not do anything.  I made a pact, that though I had not been particularly active in my 30's that I was going to treat my body right once I got healthy.

When I was given the green light, while on medication and still not 100%, I started to train for my first triathlon. The event was a sprint distance and it was HARD. Hardest thing I had ever done to date. But, I did it, and I knew immediately,that I was going to do more.

2 1/2 years have passed and I have competed in 9 Triathlons from Try-a-Tri to Olympic in distance. And I have run in 20 some fun runs and races ranging in distance from 5km to 1/2 Marathons (21.1km).  So now I am pretty sure that I am an athlete, and almost positive that I have earned the right to call myself a triathlete.  So why blogg now?  What is there to discover now? 

I am blogging because over the course of this adventure I have learned some things about myself. One of which is, I am not a quitter. But, sick with strep throat and only 2 days of medication, I had to pull out of the Around the Bay Race last year at 21 kms.  Today, I have just registered for my second attempt at the race. This year my goal is the "beat the bay".  I would like to document my journey and I would like to invite you along for the ride.

So this is becomes the new starting point in a new journey to Beat the Bay. Shall we?