complete a triathlon

I never would have thought to do this before my mom, at fifty years old (and not in great shape before training), did the Danskin women’s sprint triathlon with her two co-workers. It was a fantastic event and I actually got choked up to see so many women, of all ages and body types, come running into the finish. She’s doing it again this year, and is even leading a training group. The biggest obstacle, for me, is the swimming – I’m not at ALL a confident swimmer. Water makes me nervous. The biking and running won’t be too bad, but I’ll definitely need some extra training on swimming – I almost feel like I need to start over, as the only thing I can really do is the backstroke (my crawl is awful). Not sure when I’ll have the time to do this, but definitely at some point in the (relatively) near future. Learning to be a better swimmer is, after all, a useful skill no matter what, and I need physical challenges like this to get me off my rear.

not only have i found a triathlon, but a friend to do it with! brilliant.
i just need to apply for it. first, super sprint or sprint distance? after that, i just need to gather money together for it. i think it’s £30 entry fee.
and i’m off to the gym tomorrow! could i get more productive?

right, instead of just whining and moaning about this and adding it to the many, many lists of stuff i want to do, hhow about i actually do something about it?
i need to sign up for a triathlon, and then i can force myself into getting this done rather than living it out in my head.

So i’m all registered for my first sprint triathlon (swim 500m, bike 16 mi., run 5k) and have been training 5-6 days a week. The last two weeks have been really hard, but tonight’s run was awesome, which is great because even though running is what got me started in this (i started running last fall and ran my first 5k on May 2) it has probably been my weakest of the three sports since i started training. i haven’t swam competitively in about ten years, but my swimming is going great, i just need to get used to swimming with practically no visibility at the moment. My biking was progressing really well but has been the toughest thing the past two weeks. Tomorrow i will attempt to finish my first twenty mile ride, but i’m going to stop trying to go up big hills and just ride a easier, funner route (the distance is really a big enough challenge right now!). As i said, my run went great tonight and i actually felt as if i was resting too long in the walk intervals, so i’ll probably push myself a bit more in my running this week. Tonight was my first 5k since May 2 and i felt much stronger tonight even after working on my feet for 9 hours. Last week i wasn’t sure if i would be able to make it, but right now i feel like i can do anything, maybe not with the best time, but i’m going to finish this race. i’ve been training in earnest for eight weeks now, i think it’s going to pay off.

someone came into the shop the other day and tols me about how he competes in triathlon and how much fun it is.
and i’m stuck in a shop. excellent.

i am registered for a triathlon with my family in the “non competitive team” category. i won’t technically be completing the entire thing on my own but i think this will have to suffice. i am doing the biking – 29 miles, my husband is doing the running, and my cousins are doing the canoeing.

Right now I can easily swim 450yd, bike for 30min and jog 3mi. I haven’t ever tried doing those things consecutively, mostly because swim then jog is pretty uncomfortable.
I’m mostly improving swimming right now, as I don’t have a good bike to practice on and I’ve been a runner for 10+ years. My biggest challenge is the swim.

I just started training!!!

My mom and I are doing a sprint in one month!! I’m getting much much better at swimming, finally.

I have two races picked out, waiting for some date information on other summer programs, then will register for my race!!