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First Triathlon at age 51. Brilliant..........
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…
Conquering the open water....tips please!
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…
2015 Tri Season
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!
Sprint Tri-Just Joined MFP
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…
wannabe
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…
My first Tri!
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…
Anyone doing/done a race at Windsor Park - Dorney Lake?
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…
Augusta 70.3
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!
Need Help, 1st "Real" time
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…
London Triathlon - Oly distance
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…
