Today does not mark the beginning of my path towards a triatlon, in fact a better beginning would have been a few weeks ago, when I made the decision to buy a new bike and start training with it.  It was on that same day that I went on a diet to loose weight from 100 kgs towards 80 kgs, I am halfway today and should reach the 80 kilo mark around nov 1st.

But today is the first day I start writing a blog about triathlon, and this is off course a way to force myself to continue this path, make the dream happen and go for that triathlon.   The blog will have other purposes as well, for I want to use it to get tips, help and response from others who are training for the same sports...

Over the last few weeks I've read a lot of other blogs and hope to mirror my own to those. 

Intensity of training is important to triathlon and I will make it a common item in the following months, so that others who read this can follow steps in reaching goals of their own.  Where am i now?  Time is not yet my best friend, which I hope will change in the future:  in a distant future I hope to take some time out to train in full for triathlon but for the time being I'm just a working dad of 2 who has to make and find time between parenting, shopkeeping and other sports to go running, swimming, biking.  Nevertheless I try to do running 3 times a week, will bike to my shop 3 to 4 times a week and go swimming once a week... 

This level of training will be called "the beginning" and I hope to be able to do more of each in the future.  Intensity of training can be described as:  entertaining, for I run at 10 km/hr at a maximum of 12 km laps, bike at 25 km/hr with 75 km tours (3 hrs) and swimming sessions of 1hr containing 2500 m swimming...

I will start a twitter and facebook account in the same name so please follow me or mark me as a friend and get regular updates on my progres.  I hope to reach as many other triathletes as possible so spread the word... Thank you and keep training!

Janneke Maan.