We've only just begun...

...to torture ourselves.  Seriously, three sports in one competition, back to back to back.  I'm not surprised people think this is crazy...I think it's crazy.  My days have been consumed with a lot of reading on triathlons and putting my brain in overdrive.  I'm a straight up info junkie.  People ask why I want to venture into this and it's quite simple:  I want to have a healthier lifestyle, get in shape and have fun doing it (without having to dance to Salsa or Merengue for hours...you know what I'm talking about Zumbaholics).

Here's my background...I played volleyball and basketball from middle school through high school.  Then I played two years of basketball in college but that's when everything spun out of control.  I stopped playing because I didn't love it anymore and needed to focus on my studies, but I kept eating as if I was burning tons of calories and then there was the college drinking scene.  Once I graduated, I yo-yoed for the next 10 years.  See the timeline in photos below:

So here we are.  I'm determined to get to and stay at a healthy weight and tap into that competitive spirit that's been dormant.  My partner, Michelle and my amiga, Consuelo (Chels), are going to try to tackle triathlons.  I would love to join a team or get a coach, but times are tough-ish.  We'll try to prepare ourselves mentally and physically with all the knowledge out there.  Fingers crossed we don't die, because that would be bad.  Join us on our journey!

By the way, I just started reading Joel Friel's book, Your First Triathlon.  Has anyone read this?  Have a good weekend!!