My name is Carol Scheible. When I was 20, my cousin started doing triathlons. I remember thinking “That sounds really cool, but I could never do that – I’m not athletic enough”.
Twenty years later I was overweight and out of shape, and generally miserable. I decided to make a commitment to follow a healthy lifestyle for the rest of my life. I lost a bunch of weight without any exercise. Then I hit a plateau where I could not lose any more.
So…I decided to start running. While searching for run training programs online, I ran across this great plan called Couch to 5k at a website called Beginner Triathlete. That old thought about how cool triathloning sounded came back to me …it was tucked away in the back of my mind all those years. This time, instead of thinking “I can’t do it”; I thought “I will do it!”.
After finishing the Couch to 5k training plan, I added biking and swimming to my workouts, and completed my first triathlon in April 05. I am now hooked on the sport of triathlon and am fitter than I have ever been in my life.
My brother, Mark, has been doing triathlons for several years and he is a great help to me – giving me lots of advice and support and answering all my neophyte questions. Thanks, Mark!
My brother-in-law, Tom, is a runner and fitness enthusiast and has always been an inspiration to me.
I’ve recently met a guy on my master’s swim team named Jon. He’s a master’s elite triathlete and actually wins races. He’s very inspiring and is kind enough to share his wisdom with me. He says all it takes is persistance. I think he’s just being modest and is very talented. What they heck, tho, I’ll dream big and tell myself that maybe I can win someday too.
The site Beginner Triathlete is a wonderful resource for triathletes – both novice and veteran. Also, read my post on Getting Started in Triathlon.
 Here is a picture of me in Spring 04, as a couch potato. This was after a lost a bunch of weight, but before I started my triathlon training journey. |
 Here I am in Sept 05 at mile 12 of the VA Beach 1/2 marathon Read Race Report, 2005 Read Race Report, 2006 |
Email me: ncskibum@gmail.com
Glad to have found your blog – I look forward to following your adventures!
Hi Carol,
Just to let you know that I have made your blog my blog of the week. 🙂
http://sport4fun101.blogspot.ie/2014/04/blog-of-week-triathlon-training-blog.html
I’ve included two links back to your site.
Regards,
Marcel
Hi Carol, thank you for sharing the calories burned calculator. I always use it, he results are very accurate.
I came back to my regular training after 3 years of my back surgery (Hernia disc L3/L4, L4/L5, L5,S1). I doing well some time a little pinch but I can handle it.
You did a good job with yourself and hope this blog become in inspiration for who’s thinking when to start!
Thank you.
Pedro Vethencourt.
Just found your blog from a forum post to your link about the swim noodle. Definitely gonna do that.
I too am practicing for the FS Half Iron. However, finding an accessible OWS location near Apex that is ACCESSIBLE before 8am is tough (Ebeneezer on Jordan doesn’t open til 8am) as I’d like to get started by 7am at the latest.
Do you have any suggestions for early morning OWS swim locations?
After reading your blog I became inspired to attempt my first triathlon. The Beginner Triathlete site a great resource and I will be using their suggestions. I truly commend you for your achievement and I hope I have the same success. 🙂
I’ve really enjoyed looking through your blog and reading your story! What an incredible accomplishment! You are definitely a natural motivator and a really good writer!
Dear Carol,
i’ve read your blog and admire you for you will. Your blog helped in many things as a triathlete. I’ve sent you again for my issue of peeing during the race. My problem is that the most of the times i can’t relax enough to pee in my pants. And after finally peeing my pants i feel a strange sensation during peeing myself. I don’t know if it sychology issue or is a feeling of my body:( Pls help me.. peeing during race is a great save of time!!! PLS dear Carol give me some advises about relaxing to pee. If you want tell about what do you do in order to relax to pee. Do you feel the same with me when you pee yourself during race? what exactly do you feel?
I would appreciate your advise
Best regards
Andreas