Complete a triathalon

I was getting a little lazy right before I went on vacation; I just need a break from everything, exercise too I guess.

Now I’m back home and back in the gym. I still have 2 months to train if I’m to hit a September triathalon. Today I biked 5 miles, but it was a split of 3 miles and then 2 miles later. I have quite a ways to go to be able to ride 15 miles straight…

I am working on this! I’ve taken swim lessons, starting running and am now going to start working on the biking part. This has been a great way to get in all around shape and a great motivator to exercise. My first sprint marathon will be at the end of august.

Over the last year and a half I’ve gone from couch potato to a health and fitness maniac. Finding out I had diabetes probably was the big catalyst for this.

Now a year and a half in I’ve decided I want to go to the “next level”. Right now in my mind this means completing a triathlon.

Rather than just plunging in I did a little basic research. I am planning to do a “Sprint triathlon” consisting of a 500 yard swim, 15 mile bike ride, and a 3.1 mile run. There are several occurring in this area in August and September and this should give me plenty of time to train.

as i have been job hunting and writing my dissertation, i have not carved out any time for training and now i discover the triathalon is scheduled for the sunday before my big certification exam. nice planning on my part, huh? just set myself up to fail?

I have the bike and I like to run, it is just the swimming that has me concerned. I’m going to conquer that though and find me a Sprint distance to complete early this fall if able.

So far I’ve signed up for 2 triathalons this summer. No training, just going to try for it.

The triathlon I’m competing in has a suggested monthly training schedule, which is GREAT.

There are lots of websites for triathlon training, but I’m still trying to sort through them all.

And I’m still looking for a good (free) website with a training log.
Any suggestions?

So I’ve picked my triathalon – http://www.triforthecure-denver.com/
A woman in the office I work with is doing it too.
Now I just need to figure out how to train for this thing.

I did this back in school. I wasn’t the fittest of people, definitely not sporty… we didn’t even have to take part, it was voluntary. But for some reason I felt I had to prove something to myself by entering. We were allowed to share the course with someone if we felt we couldn’t do it all alone. My friend did the swimming, I did the riding, and we ran together. We came dead last and my friend was too embarrased to run to the finish line when we were so far behind. I ran in so proud of myself, and I got a huge cheer too!

16 years later now that I’m twice the age I was then… I’d love to prove to myself now I can do all 3 events! Won’t be for a while though as I weigh probably twice as much as I did in school and am very unfit. My main exercise these days is chasing after my son (who is autistic), when he escapes from me!

I’ve found a training buddy. We have been running. I can tell we’re loosing motivation, but I’m not going to let myself give up.