new gal from Maine! - Triathlon Week

brokensnowpea · 01-14-2003, 02:39 PM

Hey All!

I'm so excited to have found this forum. I was a part of a forum in high school but it is inactive now. I'm a junior English major at UMaine and used to be a three sport-er in high school, but became a lazy-butt when I got to college -- only hitting the gym and trails every once in a while. Today was my first day back "in training" and thought a forum would be a great motivator!

I'm starting from scratch but my long-term goals include doing the Boston Marathon and I'd like to try doing a triathlon. I'm really a distance-hiker/mountain climber and I use my distance running and biking as cross-training. But I'm just as into this stuff as my mountains!

Thanks for having me and welcome to all those who follow after me! :D

Jennifer

artriguy · 02-09-2006, 04:10 PM

hey sounds like your in the same boat as me. i swam in hs and now i'm gonna get back into it by starting triathlon. i want to do a marathon too. i dont know about boston though.haha. good luck with triathlon. mike.

sfricks · 02-10-2006, 08:03 AM

Welcome Jen. Let us know how we can help. Good luck and good training!

Setanta · 02-10-2006, 09:58 AM

Hi Jen, I started last season by doing the London Marathon and then the Irish Triathlon series without the Marathon causing any problems. As long as you have the miles in the legs for the Marathon you will have a ball of a season. Good luck in your new adventure