Hi everyone ! I just joined MFP. I have a background in competative swimming, and I've been a recreational cyclist on and off for most of my life. I've always wanted to try doing a triathlon, but never got past the "that would be cool" stage. This year I made the decision to get off by butt and get back into activity in a…
Hi ladies! I am new to the Triathlete world only doing it a year now and coming up on my third tri. I was a runner for years and have come to love swimming & biking if not more than running as it is easier on the joints (which I tend to have an issue with at the age of 30) My problem is I am decent in the pool can swim a…
Hey, this group is pretty quiet! Tri season is underway, what races have you all signed up for? My first tri is a super sprint in Sandwich, IL, followed by the Chicago Triathlon Olympic!
Hey everyone! I just joined MFP and am hoping that this site will help me better prepare for an upcoming sprint triathlon I have registered for in May. This is my first one and I'm really excited about it. I'm hoping to meet other triathletes so as to learn as much as I can. I'm from Texas and also looking to add more…
Hi I.m new to this site, discovered through my Garmin 1000. I road cycle lots and run a fair bit and am getting back into the swimming which will be my barrier. It is early days but I have an in built determination to do this. I have some training plans and am hoping to find a couple of training pals but as with all these…
Hey all, it's a bit quiet in here, but I've got something to say so I'm starting a new thread anyway! In an effort to maintain my promise to myself to not be fat and lazy I've signed up for 4 tris this year. One down, 1 cancelled and 2 more to go! My first tri was 2 weekends ago and was a standard sprint distance. My…
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone has done a race at Dorney park before or am going to? I am wondering how I am going to transport my bike to the hotel the night before. I won't have a car so will take a train from London to Slough. From there, I would take a taxi to the hotel but I'm assuming most taxi's won't accept my…
I haven't posted in here in forever, but I wanted to update. I completed my 2nd 1/2 Ironman yesterday in Augusta. It was lots of fun. If you are interested in my very long race report, you can read it here: http://www.swimbikemom.com/2013/09/10870.html if you ever decide to do one, I highly recommend Augusta!
So...the first time (and last time) I did a triathlon I was talked into it by my friend about a week and a half prior to the event...yes you read that correctly.a.week.and.a.half. I had been training for a half marathon so I felt fine with the running portion..but of course that was only a 1/3rd of it. I had piddled around…
My London Tri report... http://www.thelondontriathlon.co.uk/ My target for the day: swim 45 mins bike 90 mins run 60 mins total 3:15 After a pretty sleepless night on the sofa in my sister's roasting hot central london flat I was happy to be up and on my way to the excel at 9am. My first challenge - finding my way to the…
