No, absolutely not an athlete, never have been, never will.

What I did have, up until a year ago, was very good upper body strength. I could lift and carry a washing machine no problemo! But I couldn't jog more than 50 yards without blowing out a lung. Now, after cycling for a year and losing weight, I have no upper body strength but I can ride a century.

I'm the anti-athlete.

Awesome comments made by others, good read.