A little bit in ways of introduction...

This is a training log. It'll consist of descriptions of various workouts, how I felt during them, thoughts and plans regarding training, and possible nutrition thoughts as well.

As of today, I'm 28.25 years old. A bit overweight, not in great shape, but not a total couch potato either. I ran cross country in high school, and came in last almost every single race, but that was okay, because being faster than the other kids wasn't what I was there for.

I've had some injury problems, and so I haven't really felt comfortable running in a long time:
The main issue is that I had a subluxation of my kneecap 9 or so years ago. This type of injury can be re-occurring and means that my knee is weak. Wearing a brace helps, and the best way to prevent my knee from "going out" is to keep my legs strong.
I'm recovering from a substantial wrist fracture from last Spring. It's feeling good for the most part, but it'll take a bit more time before it regains all of its strength. I wear a brace when biking, no push-ups for awhile.

I spent most of the summer hiking up and down mountains all day, meaning my legs are fairly strong. I figure this is it, the time to get back into things.

I signed up for a 5k the weekend before Halloween. Right now, I can run 1+ miles fairly consistently and am running about 12 minute miles. The goal for that race is to finish, run the entire race, and come across the finish line in 36 minutes or less.

Yes I'm nuts, and have a couple somewhat insane long-term goals. There's a race here on St. Patrick's Day this coming Spring that I want to do as a 10K. I'm thinking the intervening months will be enough time to prepare.
And yes, I want to do a triathlon next summer (sprint distance), so a good number of swimming and biking workouts will be logged here. I may have lost my marbles.....

If I can stay feeling good (uninjured) and can really make this a part of my routine once school starts, I can do this. I have an awesome training partner, and that helps. :)

Here we go.