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Gender	Female
Industry	Non-Profit
Occupation	Marketing and PR
Location	North Carolina, United States
Introduction	I've started training for my first triathlon, more for fear of humiliation than actual motivation...but whatever gets me out the door. I'm pretty frumpy right now...I'd estimate that I'm a good 15-20 pounds from what would be considered ideal for my 5'2.5 frame and I haven't actually swam or ran in, well, years. I also don't own a bike, and haven't since 1999.I got married last summer, and I was bored after the wedding planning had ceased so I aspired to do all these "things" to keep myself busy, which included training for a triathlon. When my cousin (the ultra fit, Iron Man/Marathon competitor) first told me I should consider doing the Columbia Iron Girl, and I got excited for a second and told my Dad and husband about it, they both LAUGHED in my face. My Dad said "You can't run!" and my husband said "I know you. You won't do it!" Well, at that point there was no going back. On August 23, I will swim .62 miles, Bike 17.5, and run 3.4. I will chronicle my training journey here, reviewing what I do/use as I go, and keeping track of what it costs a beginner to get into the triathlon game! As they say in the south, (which I am not originally from), Pray for me Ya'll!