New to Detroit

[jerky1280]

Hello all, I'm new to the area, just moved from Pensacola, FL and live in Royal Oak just north of Detroit.

I'm 29 and ran distance (track & cross country) competitively through high school and college. I picked up cycling a few years ago and enjoyed it more than running, and I've always been a strong swimmer, so I figured triathlons would be a natural progression.

So far I've done 3 sprints and one olympic tri. My last tri was the Pensacola Beach triathlon (1.5k swim, 40k bike, 10k run) I finished in 2:25. I haven't done much in the last year, but I ran a trail half marathon last week (http://www.trailmarathon.com) and finished in 1:57.

I tend to not train much, but I'm going to do some crash training through the next month and am doing the Motor city Triathlon.

[Damon]

I apologize for being so late but welcome to the Detroit area! I hope you enjoy Royal Oak. There are quite a few triathletes in that area. Training partners can easily be found at Stony Creek and Kensington Metroparks. The Detroit Iron crew usually trains at the latter. Keep an eye out for us at the parks, on the roads and at the races. We'll be hard to miss with our baby blue uniforms. Hope to see you soon!

Damon

[MikeJ]

Hi Jerky,
There's a group of us that meet to run every Thursday night at 6:30pm in Royal Oak if you're interested. We meet in the parking lot on 4th street between Kayser and Alexander (just East of the CVS). The distance is usually around 6 miles, but can be made shorter or longer. People of all paces welcome -- hope to see you there some time!
Mike