do a triathlon

So i’ve actually found a friend at work who has agreed to tackle my first triathlon with me! And after YEARS of procrastinating this goal, i’m planning on competing in my first this summer. I am very excited, and hope that my training will go as planned, if not better! I am hoping that after this first sprint-tri, i’ll keep training and pursue bigger badder tri’s in the near future. this is a lifestyle that i dream of adapting, and wonder if it’s possible for me..

Today, I did my first ever competitive athletic event! I completed a 5K! =D

I did way better than I thought I would, I finished in 42 minutes. I was expecting 55-60 based on trial runs on the treadmill.

Next up: triathlon training! :) 4 months until the big day!

I’m as unready as I’m going to be. About to load up the car and head to Galveston to pick up the packet and check in to the hotel… I think I’ve got it all together; the weather looks at least okay. I have to admit, I’m dreading the run at the end, so if I have to abandon the goal slightly and default to walking, I’m going to do it, but I’m going to finish, damn it! And I’m going to have a good time! I promise to laugh at myself.

I just did a mini-mini tri this morning on my own. I think I swam about half the distance (felt good), I biked about a third of the distance (felt GREAT), and then I shuffled for a third of the distance! And I felt like HELL!

I know the swim will be a bit of a challenge, and I imagine the bike (due to the ocean winds) will be a bit of a challenge, but I feel okay about both of those. The run is going to be a very, very rough thing…

I fully acknowledge that I am undertrained, but my goal is two-fold:
Goal #!: To Finish!
Goal #2: To swim the swim, bike the bike, and actually run the run.

Running the run is going to be a challenge… And by run, I mean hobble faster than a walk. Seriously, that’s all I’m setting as my goal. No idiotic aspirations of winning my wave or even finishing ahead of anyone in the wave AFTER me. I’m a fool, but I’m not stupid.

I just would love to complete something like this, its a real challenge but i like to think i could do it…need to improve swimming alot..but i enjoy running and cycling…and i want to raise money for cystic fibrosis trust

I’m doing the Lone Start Triathlon sprint in Galveston TX on Saturday April 4, 2009. I’m definitely undertrained, but I’m looking forward to just surviving. My goal is to: not drown, bike the whole way (the least of my worries) and run for the entire run (rather than walk). My secondary goal is to simply finish however I have to do that. My Primary Goal: To have a good time!

Quite fancy the London Triathlon 2010

I’m registering for the 5K race in this year’s Marathon to kickstart this goal. After that, I am planning on registering for the September 13, 2009 Lincoln City Sprint Triathlon.

Time to get moving on this goal! :)

My friend wants me to do the Door County, WI tri with him. 6 months to train.

Look into Brentwood, Clacton and start with Basildon?