( CNN ) Julia and I were all ready to have our first bike ride . We had a baby sitter for our daughter Mara and we were really making it happen -- no more talk . It would be a real 100 % couples ' bike ride . Our first ride as a married couple , with our own bikes . I was convinced that with my new Specialized bike it would be a cake walk to do this , and would n't be a struggle at all . The day was beautiful -- not a cloud in the sky . I felt as if I were an expert bike rider , from my school days ; however , that was a long time ago . I was in for a surprise . I had never been clipped into a bike before . Also , I never had a bike before that did not have a kick stand . This was no ordinary Huffy . Being clipped in full gear , I was ready to do this , or so I thought . I clipped in and was on the bike for an entire 20 seconds . This was easy . I had this down , I thought to myself . Then , I tried to stop and get off . It did n't work . I panicked , because I could not get my feet off . It all seemed to happen in vivid slow motion . I crashed and I could not do anything to stop it . I went down like the Titanic , and it was an ugly sight . It was also a real crushing blow to my athlete 's ego . So , I started asking myself all of these questions in this blink of any eye as I laid on the ground with my new bike , where I was now stuck like a beached whale . How could I fall so quickly ? Why could I not get my feet off the pedals ? Was I too old and out of shape to really do this Fit Nation challenge ? And perhaps more importantly , are people who do triathlons absolutely nuts ? In a matter of one minute , I doubted every athletic ability I once was so confident about . Just like that . To succeed , I knew that I had to mentally slap myself and tell myself , 'Hey , you can do this . ' It was only at that very moment that I realized , this was my own journey against myself . I kicked my feet out of the pedals , picked up the bike and rode for around 10 miles with no more falls for the day . I think I learned an important lesson , crashing 20 seconds into my first ride . Conquering a Triathlon , is not going to be without failure and falling down . It 's about getting up , and not giving up . It 's about listening and becoming connected to your body , and realizing that training for a triathlon is a spiritual journey as well as physical one . I may have crashed on my bike faster than anyone in the entire history of Fit Nation , but the lesson I learned in the process was well worth it . If and when you go down on the bike , you have to pick yourself up , and get it together . YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS ! ! !
Julia and Eugene , are the Nation 's first team members . Eugene says he wants them both to get in better shape . Couple wants to be better role models for their daughter , Mara , too .