Take three ...

2010 will be my third triathlon season. I waited kind of late in life to start a sport like triathlon, but I figure in another 20 years I'll be a seasoned veteran and have a better shot of winning my age division. Ever since the beginning in 2008, I've said my goal has been to complete not compete. Though I have had a secondary goal of not finishing last in my age group. So far I have participated, completed, and not-finished-last in all six tri's that I have entered. Apparently I can accomplish those goals so it's time to bump it up a bit.

My goals for this year are:

1. Get my 5K time under 35 minutes ... yes I know that's slow, but you ought to see how slow I have been in the past. So my goal this year is to get a little faster. Baby steps ...
2. Get my 12 mile bike time under 40 minutes ... not as slow as the run, but still needs work.
3. Finish a Sprint Tri in under 1:30:00 ... a Sprint Tri is a 500m swim / 12mi bike / 5K run
4. Finally, lose weight ... I figure if I can lose the weight it will help me accomplish the first three. So maybe this should be first on my list.

So, here I go ...

This is where I started 2010:

... and this is where I am today.

Not bad, but this is where it starts getting harder. Those first few lbs seem to fall right off. The rest need heavy artillery.

But I'm determined to get below 200 this season for more than 5 minutes ... who knows, by next year maybe I can start competing.