I ran track in high school and when I went to college I continued to run but also thought that now that I have constant access to a pool I might as well swim. If Im swimming I might as well bike and do a triathlon. So I got an old 12 speed from a cousin and rode that for a while. That got stolen, then I got a used giant ocr1. I felt great on that bike. I continued training for triathlons, alternating running and biking days. When I came back to school after my first summer break I had burned out on running, I wasnt looking forward to my runs, my knees always ached after I went out for a run they ached when I kneeled down, I kept thinking get through this so tomorrow you can ride your bike. So finally I said 'Im just going to bike for a while, see what happens.' Havent looked back and missed running since. Bought a brand new carbon bike and havent really started to try and get in good shape to maybe try some races or join a club. Anyway, thats my story.