In 1986 I competed in my first triathlon at the age of ten in Clermont, FL. A few swimming buddies of mine were the ones that invited me to give it a try. The kid’s race was a 100m swim in the open water, a 5k bike, and a 1k run. It took me approximately 17 minutes to complete and I won my ten-year-old age division. I must confess that there were only two other ten year olds in the race, so we all received medals! It was at my first race that I realized I had an advantag