I just finished my first race this past weekend (the Early Bird Tri in Ottawa) and I think I might be hooked. Wish I'd trained a little more/better for it but getting a chest cold May 1st that had me totally sidelined until the 17th really didn't help. Also know I need a road/hybrid bike for future races - the mountain bike SUCKED large.
Next up is the 5K runway run at Pearson Airport in Toronto with some other friends. There are 3-4 of us doing this and we've all lost over 100 lbs in 2009-2010 so we're all really pumped to do so. A little worried about the potential heat factor but am making sure I get out there now that the warmer temps have returned again.
Back to my C25K running program to get me ready - was easily into week 7 (doing 25 min runs without stopping) and am now back to barely being able to run week 6 (tried 5 min run, 90 sec walk, 8 min run, 3 min walk and couldn't do the last 5 min run yesterday) so am back to W6D1. I also tried this on the treadmill and I've been running outside for weeks now (usually 2x a week and maybe 1 treadmill run).
Looking forward to chatting with like-minded folks!
