Hello!

[Wes847]

Hi All,
I'm another newbie to the site and from the looks of it, Triathlon is truly a growing sport! I was really glad to find a site like this to connect with local triathletes at all experience levels. Motor City will be my first triathlon (Olympic) and I'm planning to participate in the Steelhead 70.3 in July. I know it's a bit of a stretch but my goal above all is to have fun and finish both races. I have been training since early March with an 18 week program very closely and am extremely excited to start competing.
I'm 27 years old and currently live in downtown Detroit near the Fox Theater. I'm a seasoned runner and am looking to develop most in swimming and cycling so if anyone has any suggestions on where to train outside near Detroit please drop me a line. Thanks!
-Wes

[jared]

Wes,

Welcome to the group and good luck in your first triathlon!

I live downtown Detroit as well and both my girlfriend (Holli) and I make it out to Belle Isle quite a bit. I haven't been training as much this year because I've been a little too busy but we still make it out. Also, Andre Carr lives downtown and is part of the group. He's fast but always good to train with.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Jared

[Damon]

Wes, good to have you on board! I think you're going to enjoy your triathlon experience quite a bit. If you don't get to meet Jared or Andre in Detroit, hopefully you'll get a chance to meet some of us at Steelhead. Just look for the baby blue Detroit Iron uniforms. Can't miss us!

Damon