I completed my first triathlon in 2013. It was a Sprint Distance event. I had an excellent trainer to guide me through a 12 week plan so that I could enjoy and be ready for the event. It was a lot of fun so I continued the journey by participating in Sprint and Olympic distance events. In 2017 I decided to train for a half ironman but learned from my trainer that I would need to be “much faster” in order to make the 8:30 hour cutoff time. He was right but I decided at that point it would be best to temporarily pull back from pursuing this goal. Fast forward, I am getting back into shape with the goal of being fit enough to complete an Olympic Triathlon by the end of this year. I’m on target, having a lot of fun and if I achieve that goal my plan is to train for a half ironman event in 2022.